Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Malaysian astronaut and surgeon
Born
July 27th, 1972
52 years ago
Category
Explorers & Adventurers
Country
Malaysia
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A Malaysian surgeon and astronaut, completed a historic mission aboard the International Space Station in 2007 as the first Malaysian in space. This mission was part of the Soyuz TMA-11 flight. Besides space exploration, practiced medicine and contributed to the medical field.
Completed the first Malaysian space mission in 2007
Participated in the Soyuz TMA-11 mission
Trained as a surgeon
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