Angkasawan program

Angkasawan program

A billboard advertising the Angkasawan program
Program overview
Country	Malaysia / Russia
Organisation	National Space Agency (ANGKASA)
Purpose	Astronaut training

The Angkasawan program was an initiative by the Malaysian government to send a Malaysian to the International Space Station on board Soyuz TMA-11. The program was named after the Malay word for astronaut, Angkasawan. It resulted in Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor becoming the first Malaysian in space on 10 October 2007.