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Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor returned safely from Gaza 3 days ago on his second humanitarian mission there. According to him the situation this time was much worse compared to his first visit in January 2009. He said that there were bombings and gunshots everywhere and they had to evacuate after only spending 4 days in Gaza. One of the buildings that got bombed was located some 400 metres from the hotel where they stayed in. […]

Dato’ Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor left Kuala Lumpur this evening heading towards Gaza on a humanitarian mission. His last visit to Gaza was in 2009, whereby he conducted surgery on war victims there. His mission this time will take approximately 10 days leaving behind his 3 weeks old baby daughter ‘Bella’ and wife Dr. Halina. We pray for his safe return and wish him every success in Gaza. God bless…

The Malaysian Space Agency and Japanese Space Agency had chosen the microgravity experiment of Universiti Kuala Lumpur for a parabolic flight at Japan. 13 universities from Malaysia, public and private universities, competed in the selection process and two universities were chosen to present their experiments. Universiti Kuala Lumpur was one of the two universities that were chosen. A parabolic flight is a flight where microgravity condition exists during a predetermined period of the flight. Microgravity

Catch Prabaharan Nadarajan in Penang this Wednesday, 13th April 2011 at Dewan Dome Komtar for “Sambutan Malam Astronomi Pulau Pinang 2011”. He will deliver a talk at 2:30pm on behalf of the association about the Angkasawan selection process. Hope to see you all there!!!

MPH Non-fiction best sellers list (local) for week ending 24th October 2010:1. Bila Allah Menduga Kita Author : Syed Alwi Alatas2. Di Mana Dia Di Hatiku? Author : Pahrol Mohd Juoi3. Jadi ‘Cool + Positif: Psikologi Suka-Suka (Kompilasi Ruangan Psikologi Majalah Remaja)4. Indahnya Amalan Doa Author : Dato Ismail Kamus5. Location, Timing & Branding Author : Ho Chin Soon6. Rojak: Bite-Sized Stories Author : Amir Muhammad7. Aspirasi Angkasawan: Catatan Pengalaman calon Angkasawan Negara Author :

KUCHING: The younger generation needs more exposure to the field of space exploration so that they could understand the subject better, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) vice-chancellor Prof Dr Khairuddin Hamid said yesterday. SHARING: Owen (left) relating his experience to the crowd. Also seen are Mario (second right) and Richard. He said although there was a booming interest in the field since Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor became the country’s first astronaut in 2007, he was