PREPARED BY:

Nik Danial Aiman Bin Nik Rahiman

Form 1 Bestari

PREPARED FOR:

Pn. Rohana Shamsudin(English Teacher)

24th February 2010

ABOUT ME

Name: Nik Danial Aiman Bin Nik Rahiman

Form: 1 Bestari

I/C Number: 971007-07-5059

Address: NO 10 Persiaran Bertam 7/2 Penang Golf Resort, 13200

Kepala Batas, Penang

Target In English: To Score A In English

Ambition: Aeronautical Engineer

INTERESTING PEOPLE

DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR AL-MASRIE

Malaysian first angkasawan (astronaut) Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor

PICTURE OF DATO DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR AND HIS SIBLINGS

Source: Reaching for the Stars by MPH Publishing

BROTHERSLeft to right

The late Sheikh Mustapha Shukor Al-Masrie (Ajil) , Sheikh Taufik Shukor Al-Masrie (Opik) , Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al-Masrie (Amus), Sheikh Ahmad Shukor Al-Masrie (Abang), Sheikh Arwiz Shukor Al-Masrie (Arwiz).

BIODATA OF DR SHEIKH MUSZAPHAR SHUKOR

Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor (born Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al Masrie bin Sheikh Mustapha on July 27, 1972 is a Malaysian medical doctor and is scheduled to be the first Malaysian to go into space when he is launched to the aboard Soyuz TMA-11 on October 10, 2007. Shukor is flying as a spaceflight participant under an agreement with Russia through the Angkasawan program, and will return to Earth with the Expedition 15 crew members, Fyodor Yurchikhin and Oleg Kotov after nine days aboard the station.

CAREER

Shukor was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and attended high school at Maktab Rendah Sains MARA in Muar. Shukor then went on to obtain a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery degree from Kasturba Medical College, Manipal.Shukor is an orthopedic physician, and a university lecturer in medicine at the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia.In 1998, Shukor worked at Hospital Seremban, followed by a move to Kuala Lumpur General Hospital in 1999, and was on staff at Hospital Selayang from 2000 through 2001.Shukor is also a part-time model.

ANGKASAWAN PROGRAM

Shukor and three other finalists were selected at the beginning of 2006 for the Malaysian Angkasawan spaceflight program. After completing initial training at Star City in Russia, Sheikh Muszaphar and Faiz Khaleed were selected to undergo an 18-month training program in Russia, at the end of which Shukor was chosen as the prime crew member, while Faiz Khaleed would serve as back-up. Following the final medical tests and training examinations, on September 17, it was officially announced that Shukor would be flying with Expedition 16.During a NASA news conference with the Expedition 16 crew on July 23, 2007, and news conferences following his selection, Shukor said he hoped to be able to take various live cell cultures to study during his flight.

SPACEFLIGHT AND RELIGION

Since Shukor is a Muslim, and his time in space will coincide with the last part of Ramadan, the Islamic National Fatwa Council drew up the first comprehensive guidebook for Muslims in space. The 18-page guidebook is titled "Guidelines for Performing Islamic Rites (Ibadah at the International Space Station"), and details issues such as how to pray in a low-gravity environment, how to locate Mecca from the ISS, how to determine prayer times, and issues surrounding fasting. The orbit of the ISS results in one day/night cycle every 90 minutes, so the issues of fasting during Ramadan are also addressed. The guidebook will be translated into Russian, Arabic, and English.Ramadan began on September 13, 2007, and continues through about October 13, 2007, meaning Shukor will spend the last four days of Ramadan in space.Anan C. Mohd, from Malaysia's Department of Islamic Development said that fasting while traveling is optional, so Shukor could choose what he would like to do, but if he did decide to fast in space, the times would be centered around local time in Baikonur, where the launch takes place.

SPACEFLIGHT

Soyuz TMA-11 carrying Whitson, Malenchenko, and Sheikh Muszaphar, successfully launched at 13:22 UTC, Wednesday, October 10, 2007. After 11 days in space, Sheikh Muszaphar boarded Soyuz TMA-10 for his return. TMA-10 undocked from the ISS at 07:14 UTC on October 21, and deorbit occurred at 09:47. During atmospheric re-entry, the spacecraft transitioned to a ballistic reentry, resulting in it landing west of Arkalyk, approximately 340 km (211 mi) northwest of the intended Kazakhstan landing site. The trajectory was reported by the crew as soon as they came out of the communications blackout caused by plasma surrounding the spacecraft. A ballistic trajectory is a backup re-entry mode that takes over if something fails during normal re-entry. A Commission of Inquiry determined that the ballistic re-entry was caused by damage to a cable in the spacecraft’s control panel, which connected the control panel with the Soyuz descent equipment. Landing occurred at 10:36 GMT.

SPACE EXPERIMENT

Sheikh Muszaphar performed experiments on board the International Space

Station relating to the characteristics and growth of

liver cancer and leukemia cells, the crystallisation of various proteins and

microbes in space.

The experiments relating to liver cancer, leukemia cells and microbes will benefit

general science and medical research, while the experiments relating to the

crystallisation of proteins, lipases in this case, will directly benefit local industries.

Lipase are a type of protein enzymes used in the manufacturing of a diverse

range of products from textiles to cosmetics, and the opportunity to grow these in

space will mean a possibility for Malaysian scientists to take a crack at an

industry worth some USD2.2bil (MYR7.7bil) worldwide by producing these

locally.

CONCLUSION

Dato Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a true Malaysian hero. I would to be a

successful person as he is. He is an inspiration to me to study hard for my future.

I would also like to reach the stars like him but in a different way.

My moment with him is therefore captured in the photo below during my private

dinner with him and his family at Park Royal Hotel in June 2008

Source: My Album

Left to right (anti clockwise): My father, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, my mother, myself

and my younger brother.