Malaysia has been gradually developing its space capabilities during the last few years. These efforts have included sending the first Malaysian in space, Sheikh Muszaphar, to ISS aboard a Russian Soyuz vehicle in 2007, and conducting microgravity crystal experiments:
The launch window for the fifth Falcon 1 launch opens Monday, July 13th and extends through Tuesday, July 14th, with a daily window to open at 4:00 p.m. (PDT) / 7:00 p.m. (EDT).
Malaysian astronaut’s space mission
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MALAYSIA’S second astronaut, Major (Dr) Faiz Khaleed, 29, will be sharing his desire, experience and advice to other astronaut hopefuls through short film clips which were created specially in conjunction with the airing of the popular series The Universe (Astro Channel 555).
