KUALA LUMPUR: He may have passed the vigorous tests to become Malaysia’s first Angkasawan, but Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor still has a final exam before receiving his Masters of Surgery (Orthopaedics and Traumatology).
Dr Sheikh Muszaphar, 34, who is heading for the International Space Station (ISS), was in his final year of the four-year programme at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) when he was short-listed for the Angkasawan programme.
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