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MELAKA, Oct 8 (Bernama) — Malaysia is on the right track in developing the aerospace sector by organising various programmes, hence placing itself at par with other developing countries which have the same mission. Former astronaut from Russia, Alexander Ivanchenkov, 60, regards the cooperation between the Malaysian and Russian governments in sending Malaysia’s first astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor into space in October 2007 as apt in developing the field. “Malaysia needs more such […]

If an alien ever says “take me to your leader”, where would you take them? Pretty soon the answer will be a Malaysian astrophysicist named Mazlan Othman, who’s expected to be appointed as the United Nation’s space ambassador for extraterrestrial contact affairs. That gives her the right to make the first official response to any travelling aliens. Othman was Malaysia’s first astrophysicist, became the head of the country’s national planetarium (Negara) and launched the first

April 23, 2010, Friday KUCHING: Come October, 100 astronauts from 35 unified nations will gather in the country to participate in a conference.“The conference is organised by the Association of Space Explorers (ASE),” Malaysia’s astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor told reporters at the Malaysian Unit Trust Week 2010 (MSAM 2010) ‘Ikon Inspirasi’ here yesterday. He pointed out that the 100 astronauts will be meeting over 200,000 school students throughout the country within one day.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Discovery and seven astronauts rocketed into orbit Monday (Apr 5, 7:26 am ET) on one of NASA‘s final stockpiling missions to the International Space Station, its takeoff flames bringing an early dawn to the coast with this last scheduled shuttle launch in darkness.

A Russian-built Soyuz TMA-18 rocket launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 2, 2010 carrying three Expedition 23 crew members to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Carla Cioffi

KOTA KINABALU, Nov 23 (Bernama) — Malaysia’s Angkasawan (Space) programme opened up opportunities between Malaysia and international space agencies to conduct microgravity science experiments in the country, said Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Maximus Ongkili. He said two agencies offered to share their expertise with Malaysia, namely the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Federal Space Agency of Russia (ROSCOSMOS). “In the Angkasawan programme in 2007, two experiments on the crystallization of