A group of astronauts will conduct presentations for students in selected educational institutions nationwide in conjunction with the 23rd Planetary Congress for the Association of Space Explorers. The sessions will begin from 10am to 1230pm respectively in each campus.
Participating universities:
National University of Malaysia (UKM)
Astronauts: Dato’ Sheikh Muszaphar (Malaysia), Alexei Leonov (Russia), Yang Liwei (China), Sultan Al Saud (Saudi Arabia), Soyeon Yi (Korea)
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM)
Astronauts: Leroy Chiao (USA), Fei Junlong (China), Richard Richards (USA), Rusty Schweickart (USA), Chiaki Mukai (Japan), Yuri Baturin (Russia)
Politeknik Ungku Omar Perak (PUO)
Astronauts: John Fabian (USA), Aleksandar Aleksandrov (Bulgaria), Franz Viehbock (Austria), Pam Melroy (USA)
Nilai University College (NILAI UC)
Astronauts: Klaus-Dietrich Flade (Germany), Vladimir-Lyakhov (Russian), Don Williams (USA), Miroslaw Hermaszewski (Poland), Sergei Treschev (USA)
University of Technical Malaysia Melaka (UTeM)
Astronauts: Hank Hartsfield (USA), Alexander Poleshchuk (Russia), Ulrich Walter (Germany), Alexander Ivanchenkov (Russia), Alexander Lazutkin (Russia)
Multimedia University Malacca (MMU)
Astronauts: Elena Kondakova (Russia), Jon McBride (USA), Valeri Ryumin (Russia), Charlie Walker (USA), Jim Voss (USA), Karol “Bo” Bobko (USA)
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
Astronauts: Chris Heidfield (Canada), Claude Nicollier (Switzerland), Anousheh Ansari (USA)
University of Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
Astronauts: Soichi Noguchi (Japan), Dirk Frimout (Belgium), Bonnie Dunbar (USA), Bertalan Farkas (Hungary)
Universiti Darul Iman Malaysia (UNISZA)
Astronauts: Toyohiro Akiyama (Japan), Anatoli Berezovoi (Russia), Patrick Baudry (France), Yuri Gidzenko (Russia)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
Astronauts: John Phillips (USA), Pavel Vinogradov (Russia), Gerhard Thiele (Germany), Sergei Avdeev (Russia), Oleg Kotov (Russia)
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
Astronauts: Richard Garriott (USA), Owen Garriott (USA), Mario Runco (USA)
Hope to see you all there…