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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 Muszaphar Shukor. From the left (back row) are European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut Dan Tani, all flight engineers.
KUALA LUMPUR: Just weeks before the first Malaysian blasts off into space a curious controversy has arisen over, of all things his job title.
Like all International Space Station (ISS) expedition members, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor's photograph was posted on Nasa's official website. While he looks as handsome as ever in the picture
taken at the Johnson Space Centre in Texas, what has upset many Malaysians is his designation.
The Internet has been buzzing, with email flying back and forth, that instead of calling him an astronaut Nasa
referred to him as Malaysian "space flight participant", a term reserved for space tourists.
"It was kind of disappointing that Nasa didn't call him an astronaut. He's been through all kinds of tests for so long. Why isn't he recognised as a
proper astronaut?" asked Nur Alifah Mohamad Naba, 25.
The photograph of the Expedition 16 crew members shows Sheikh Muszaphar posing with Russia's Federal Space Agency cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, astronaut Peggy Whitson, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Léopold Eyharts, astronaut Garrett Reisman and astronaut
Dan Tani.
Only Sheikh Muszaphar was not referred to as an astronaut or a cosmonaut. This has led to some confusion over what the designation of our Malaysian space traveller actually is.
American space tourists Dennis Tito, Gregory Olsen and Charles Simonyi, who all paid for their trips into space, were called space flight participants, as were South African Mark Shuttleworth and Iranian Anousheh Ansari.
According to the American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, an astronaut or cosmonaut "is a person trained by a human space flight programme to command, pilot, or serve as a spacecraft crewman".
Both Malaysian candidates received training for space flight in Russia, but it is unclear whether they received the same training as the Russian cosmonauts.
Sheikh Muszaphar will blast off on Oct 10 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan. The Soyuz spacecraft will dock with the ISS on Oct 12.
While the rest of his teammates on Expedition 16 are slated to remain there until spring next year, he will spend
only 10 days there -returning with members of an earlier expedition.
Meanwhile, Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis said titles were of little significance compared with the trip to space.
"Let Nasa give him whatever title they want.
"What is important is that Russia recognises him as a cosmonaut," he said at a buka puasa event organised by his
ministry at the Putra World Trade Centre
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被點名
遊戲規則：
被點名的，在自己的部落上寫下以下題目的答案，並另出一個題目，然後把所有的題目丟給另外2個人。發揮想像，讓問題更創意。
1：2007年，你的野心是什麼！
升职
2：一天早上起來，發現自己身邊的人都變成蛤蟆似的只會跳，只會呱呱叫，你怎麼辦?
昨晚的魔兽大战还没打完
3：如果發現自己最近衰到極點，你會怎麼辦?
在家睡觉
4：世界末日前三天，你最想做什麼瘋狂舉動？
去珠穆朗玛高峰
5：如果想得到的東西近在咫尺你卻全身無法動彈，你會怎麼辦？
静静的
6：理性與感性，對於你來說哪種比較占上風?
理性
7：如果看到最愛的人熟睡在自己面前，你會做些什麼？
抚摸她的头发
8：你最害怕無法達成、實現的事情或願望是什麼？
45岁退休
9：如果聽到自己心儀的人突然放屁， 你會怎麼做？
偷笑
10：當你有哆啦A夢的時光機，你會做什麼?
带一只小恐龙回来
11：如果你樂透中了200億元會怎麼花?
环游世界
12：會使用什麼手法報復仇人？
不理他
13: 使自己快樂的方法？
跟一大班朋友去吃好料
14：如果有一天遇到外星人，你會怎樣？
借他的飞船来驾驾
15: 哪一天發現自己開始禿頭時你該怎麼辦?
顺其自然
16: 如果有天你的紅顏／藍顏知己突然跟你示愛，你會......？
以为开玩笑的
17: 如果明天考试，今晚会要。。。？
足够的睡眠
点名： JunPing， Jessy Liew
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