Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustaph was born 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 International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 on October 10, 2007. He is flying as 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.The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
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