Angkasawan Sheikh Muszaphar, who is the country’s first man to land on the space, is to be conferred Datukship by the ruler of the Negeri Sembilan State this weekend.
Sheikh Muszaphar will be honored with the Darjah Setia Negeri Sembilan (DSNS) by the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, Tuanku Ja’afar, in conjunction with his 86th birthday.
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If Alabama, US has Space Camp for kids, some people have bigger ambition for Malaysia, which is building the region’s first Space Science University for tertiary students. Yesterday, a co-partnership between a local company and a foreign investor is said to be in the planning to build an RM6.1 billion tertiary institution focused on space [...]

Malaysia’s first Angkasawan, Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie has launched a book depicting his story and journey of being the first Malaysian to reach the space.
Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, officiated the book launching ceremony held in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
The book, entitled Reaching for the Stars, is originally a piece of [...]