The 1st malaysian astronaut (sheikh Muszaphar)

1. PREPARED BY:
Nik Danial Aiman Bin Nik Rahiman
Form 1 Bestari
PREPARED FOR:
Pn. Rohana Shamsudin
(English Teacher)
24th February 2010

2. ABOUT ME
Name: Nik Danial Aiman Bin Nik Rahiman
Form: 1 Bestari
I/C Number: 971007-07-5059
Address: NO 10 Persiaran Bertam 7/2
Penang Golf Resort, 13200
Kepala Batas, Penang
Target In English: To Score A In English
Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer

3. INTERESTING PEOPLE
DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR AL-MASRIE
Malaysian first angkasawan (astronaut) Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

4. PICTURE OF DATO DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR AND HIS SIBLINGS
Source: Reaching for the Stars by MPH Publishing
BROTHERS
Left to right
The late Sheikh Mustapha Shukor Al-Masrie (Ajil) , Sheikh Taufik Shukor Al-
Masrie (Opik) , Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al-Masrie (Amus), Sheikh Ahmad
Shukor Al-Masrie (Abang), Sheikh Arwiz Shukor Al-Masrie (Arwiz).

5. BIODATA OF DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR
Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (born Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin
Sheikh Mustapha on July 27, 1972 is a Malaysian medical doctor and is
scheduled to be the first Malaysian to go into space when he is launched to the
aboard Soyuz TMA-11 on October 10, 2007. Shukor is flying as a spaceflight
participant under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program,
and will return to Earth with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin
and Oleg Kotov after nine days aboard the station.
CAREER
Shukor was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended high school at Maktab
Rendah Sains MARA in Muar. Shukor then went on to obtain a Bachelor of
Medicine and Surgery degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.Shukor is
an orthopedic physician, and a university lecturer in medicine at the Universiti
Kebangsaan Malaysia.In 1998, Shukor worked at Hospital Seremban, followed
by a move to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in 1999, and was on staff at
Hospital Selayang from 2000 through 2001.Shukor is also a part-time model.
ANGKASAWAN PROGRAM
Shukor and three other finalists were selected at the beginning of 2006 for the
Malaysian Angkasawan spaceflight program. After completing initial training at
Star City in Russia, Sheikh Muszaphar and Faiz Khaleed were selected to
undergo an 18-month training program in Russia, at the end of which Shukor was
chosen as the prime crew member, while Faiz Khaleed would serve as back-up.
Following the final medical tests and training examinations, on September 17, it
was officially announced that Shukor would be flying with Expedition 16.
During a NASA news conference with the Expedition 16 crew on July 23, 2007,
and news conferences following his selection, Shukor said he hoped to be able
to take various live cell cultures to study during his flight.

6. SPACEFLIGHT AND RELIGION
Since Shukor is a Muslim, and his time in space will coincide with the last part of
Ramadan, the Islamic National Fatwa Council drew up the first comprehensive
guidebook for Muslims in space. The 18-page guidebook is titled "Guidelines for
Performing Islamic Rites (Ibadah at the International Space Station"), and details
issues such as how to pray in a low-gravity environment, how to locate Mecca
from the ISS, how to determine prayer times, and issues surrounding fasting. The
orbit of the ISS results in one day/night cycle every 90 minutes, so the issues of
fasting during Ramadan are also addressed. The guidebook will be translated
into Russian, Arabic, and English.Ramadan began on September 13, 2007, and
continues through about October 13, 2007, meaning Shukor will spend the last
four days of Ramadan in space.Anan C. Mohd, from Malaysia's Department of
Islamic Development said that fasting while traveling is optional, so Shukor could
choose what he would like to do, but if he did decide to fast in space, the times
would be centered around local time in Baikonur, where the launch takes place.
SPACEFLIGHT
Soyuz TMA-11 carrying Whitson, Malenchenko, and Sheikh Muszaphar,
successfully launched at 13:22 UTC, Wednesday, October 10, 2007. After 11
days in space, Sheikh Muszaphar boarded Soyuz TMA-10 for his return. TMA-10
undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on October 21, and deorbit occurred at
09:47. During atmospheric re-entry, the spacecraft transitioned to a ballistic
reentry, resulting in it landing west of Arkalyk, approximately 340 km (211 mi)
northwest of the intended Kazakhstan landing site. The trajectory was reported
by the crew as soon as they came out of the communications blackout caused by
plasma surrounding the spacecraft. A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry
mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry. A Commission of
Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in
the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected the control panel with the Soyuz
descent equipment. Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.

7. SPACE EXPERIMENT
Sheikh Muszaphar performed experiments on board the International Space
Station relating to the characteristics and growth of
liver cancer and leukemia cells, the crystallisation of various proteins and
microbes in space.
The experiments relating to liver cancer, leukemia cells and microbes will benefit
general science and medical research, while the experiments relating to the
crystallisation of proteins, lipases in this case, will directly benefit local industries.
Lipase are a type of protein enzymes used in the manufacturing of a diverse
range of products from textiles to cosmetics, and the opportunity to grow these in
space will mean a possibility for Malaysian scientists to take a crack at an
industry worth some USD2.2bil (MYR7.7bil) worldwide by producing these
locally.

8. CONCLUSION
Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a true Malaysian hero. I would to be a
successful person as he is. He is an inspiration to me to study hard for my future.
I would also like to reach the stars like him but in a different way.
My moment with him is therefore captured in the photo below during my private
dinner with him and his family at Park Royal Hotel in June 2008
Source: My Album
Left to right (anti clockwise): My father, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, my mother, myself
and my younger brother.