Friday, September 21, 2007

of Hope and Dreams...

The Expedition 16 crew members pose for a portrait at the Johnson Space Center. From the left (front row) are Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, flight engineer and Soyuz commander; astronaut Peggy Whitson, commander; and Malaysian spaceflight participant Sheikh Muzhaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers.

Congratulations to Dr. Sheikh Muzhaphar!!

We are putting a man up in the moon, that wud symbolizes our hope and dreams to be amongst the lead, I suppose.

Why is he described as Malaysian spaceflight participant? Is he, or is he not an astronaut?

He is just tagging along is it?

Somehow, it does not make sense, I'm sure he had gone thru such a strenous training and all that floating stuff, but at the end of the day, he is simply a participant?

Oh well, so much so for the Program Angkasawan Negara stuff...

Till then...

5 comments:

zaitgha said...

kina,

i think if was very rich, i also can be spaceflight participant...m not that crazy abt this anyway...

if only to go there main batu seremban!!!...

kina said...

yeah, more like a space tour kind of thing

Are we that desperate?

kambingx said...

pi angkasa, dengar lagu Dendang Perantau, pastu men gasing sumer, hahahha, BolehLand tul.

kina said...

Tak menjana minda langsung

If you want to main batu seremban and all, balik kampung la!

Dia nak main layang layang tak beng?

kambingx said...

men layang-layang kot? tak kot, sbb Mat salleh tak kasi bawak layang2. Penuhkan ruang. hahaha. Ari tuh lam Bersama Menteri TV1, ada org tanya Jamaluddin Jarjis, apa kebanggaan pi angkasa klu takat menumpang roket org, sbb org lain pun leh pi gak klu ada duit, hikhik, si Jamaludin tuh jawab, masa mula2 Armstrong nak pi Bulan pun rakyat US bising2, hikhik, dia terlupa, Armstrong tuh pi nga roket US, bukan tumpang roket org.