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Reports from Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian "astronaut" will be presented to the Cabinet for the MPs to decide our future space programme.

Way back in April, Dr Maximus J. Ongkili, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister mentioned that the country has run out of budget to send the second space tourist into the orbit. Now want the Cabinet to re-decide again. What lar ... Save money for other things lar.

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Astronaut's Research Report To Go To Cabinet

SHAH ALAM, Aug 11 (Bernama) -- A report on the findings of the research and studies conducted by the country's first astronaut, Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, at the International Space Station (ISS) will be presented to the Cabinet by the end of this month, said Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Datuk Dr Maximus Ongkili.

He said the report needed to be studied by the Cabinet first before it was announced to the public and only then could the future of the country's astronaut programme be considered.

"The Cabinet will decide on all future programmes, big or small, and the ministry will make suggestions.

"With our current economic situation we need to focus on investment in sectors that yield faster and provide maximum income, and this will have an impact on programmes such as the astronaut programme," he told a press conference after the ministry's monthly assembly and 2008 Excellent Service Awards presentation, here Monday.

Ongkili said although the second astronaut programme had not yet been decided on, the ministry would still send Major Dr. Faiz Khaleed to undergo training to ensure continuity of Malaysia's space programme.

-- BERNAMA






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Sheikh Muszaphar Sheikh Mustapha has proposed to the government to postpone Malaysia's second space mission (a tour). To me, the space program should be scraped altogether.

Sheikh Muszaphar being the beneficiary of the first space tour agreed that the tour cost the rakyat large amount of public funds.

Perhaps Najib has some commission from the Russian space tour company, huh.

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Second Space Mission Should Be Postponed - Sheikh Muszaphar

PENDANG, April 19 (Bernama) -- National astronaut Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Sheikh Mustapha has proposed that the government postpone Malaysia's second space mission.

He said the postponement was to allow the community to be fully exposed to the programme before the second mission could take-off.

"We need to learn a lot of things about aerospace and the community must have a good understanding of the programme.

"(Moreover) the space mission uses a large amount of public funds," he told reporters after launching Mara Junior Science College's astronaut programme and the astronomy and amateur radio club here Saturday.

Muszaphar said people at the grassroots-level should have a clear understanding of education, technology and skills in aerospace before the mission could be continued.

About 2,000 students, including those from Mara junior colleges at Kubang Pasu and Beseri in Perlis, attended the launch of the programme.

-- BERNAMA