(From left) Russian Ambassador to Malaysia His Excellency Naiyl M. Latypov, Svetlana Kovaleva, the Russian Centre for Science and Culture's director and national astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. Photo: Russian Centre For Science And Culture
“Poekhali! (Let’s go!)” exclaimed Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin 60 years ago as the Vostok 1 spacecraft took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome spaceport in Kazakhstan.
The historic date was April 12,1961 and Gagarin became the first person to travel into space.
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(From left) Russian Ambassador to Malaysia His Excellency Naiyl M. Latypov, Svetlana Kovaleva, the Russian Centre for Science and Culture's director and national astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor. Photo: Russian Centre For Science And Culture
Russian Ambassador to Malaysia His Excellency Naiyl M. Latypov (right) and national astronaut Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor at the mural launch in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Russian Centre For Science And Culture
It took Allahudin Gelam Mohamed and brother Saladin Gelam Mohamed three weeks to complete the mural. Photo: The Star/Dinesh Kumar Maganathan
The mural, which features features Datuk Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Yuri Gagarin, was commissioned to commemorate Gagarin's space flight 60 years ago. Photo: The Star/Dinesh Kumar Maganathan
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar says Yuri Gagarin was a great inspiration for him when he was training to be an astronaut. Photo: Russian Centre For Science And Culture
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