Brief Descriptions of the Astronauts
1. RICHARD GARRIOTT - Richard Garriott went to space on 12th October 2008 and during his spaceflight he did several education oub'each programmes at lhe International Space Station (ISS). Garriott also worked wIth the Windows on Earth project, which provIdes an inleractive, virtual view of Earth as seen from the 155.[21] Garriott used Windows on Earth software to assist in the selection of locations on Earth to photograph, and the public \vere able to use the same online tool to track the ISS and see the view Richard was e. 'periencing out an ISS window. He is an Amateur Radio Operator (callsign 5K\ Q). and during hIS stay on the International Space Station (ISS), communicated \ rith udents and other Amateur Radio operators using Amateur RadlO.l20] Garriott also transmitted photographs using the ARISS SSTV amateur radio system.
2. DR. OWEN GARRJOTT - Owen Kay Garriott is a former NASA astronaut who spent 60 days aboard Skylab in 1973 and 10 days aboard Spacelab-l in 1983. In 1965 he was one of the six Scientist-Astronauts selected by NASA. His first space flighL, the Skylab 3 mission in 1973, set a new world record for duration of approximately 60 days, more than double the previous record. Extensive experimental studies of our sun, of earLh resources and in various life science relaing t human adaotation to weightlessness v,rere made. H' ona s ace fll . as aboard pacelab-l n 1 83, a multidisciplinary and international mi slOn 0 0 da ; thi ~ mi sion ST -9 aboard the space shuttle Columbia. 0 er 0 e S disciplines were conducted. pri ani, to rno Spacelab for research in at! these areas. ~ 3. MARlO RUNCO JR. - ario Runco. Jr. born Januar 26,1952), i a mission specialist
for NASA. He is an Earth and planetary ~cientist. elec ed by 1 S n astropaut candidate in June 1987, Runco qualified for assignment as an astronaut mission specialist in August 1988. A veteran of three space flights (STS-44 in 1991, STS-S4 in 1993, and STS-77 in 1996), Mario has logged over 551 hours in space which includes a 4.5 hour spacewalk during his STS-54 mission. His technical assignments to date include having served in Operations Development, where he assisted in the design, development and testing of the Space Shuttle crew escape system; in Mission Support, at the Software AVIOnics Integration Laboratory (SAIL), where he performed test and evaluation of Space Shuttle mission-specific flight software. He was also a Commander in the United States Navy. Official accompanying the Astronaut Team to UNIMAS
Dr. Mohd Harridon bin Mohamed Suman - Dr. Mohd Harridon was among the first balch of Malaysian Astronauts that were selected for the first Malaysian Space Flight Mission where eventually the honour went to Dato Dr. Sheikh Muzaffar Shukor. Dr. Harridon is involved with the development of rocket propulsion for the Malaysian Space Agency and Universiti Kuala Lumur and actively involved in the future Malaysian Space Mission. Pu14t. G _. oM ... 1.. 1"'"1...... "..1,, I... .. t... · ~ . sm M"'L*,YSlA S.... R,A-:. ... · O" '; (N\'::ota
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GARRIOTT U ITED 'TATES OF AMERICA nAB i 1973) r lEIAB I (I CJ 83) • ~)N[ l.\l-'THE rllbT SIX SClfNTl~T·A"THONAtJP, \FI f'LlII !W NASA, • H IS !'II~<;T SPACI' rt IljllT Ai) )Alm KYLt\i) 1 I CJ73 SI:! 1\ NEW \\'OIH,ll ItlCCll'1I H'I{ [)tllti\Tlll or APl'ROXIMATEt.'! (,l) o,w.... 1URE TIIAN Dt1UlIlE Tllf l'I~FVlnlIS Il.JCORO. ExnN\IVf LXf1f-IUMr TAl STUDltS l IF llU It '1UN. l IF EAKIII RF<;lll ) RCl: NDIN VARIOU\ II r I . "IrNt l:- RJ.:L:\TING TU IIUMAN A[)AI'TATIO, "I ) Wfll;HTlF. '"i';FS'i wrRI .\-IAD!" • HI" :-.rc IND :-,I'i\cr r/,iGIIT \0\"";'1 t\lIU,\ltD P'\Lflt\f\ t IN 191013. A MlJ11I1)'-'CII'II 'ARY AND INTFRNAllll Al \'11'-IClN Of In DA'{S. )\1m 70 SLPARAJ! FXNIUMfNT'i I. IX DlFl ~RFNr DISCIl'lINf\ WIIU lUNl1l1CrLO I' l tl'\1,\ RILY"llII)~M N rr 'fl 1111 :-.UI1ABIIITY llf ~PACrLAf\ FOR IU\Li\RUI IN ,\Il fll[ E RrNi. • Ilr ()I'FRATrn Tilt \VPRIO'\) fll'T 1,\ll'lIJHANT ACTIVITY lIN 1)<.)7[ , . Of S1ATIUN MIR ANII N(lW Till l~nlt Willi :'>0 RL Of ASTltONJ\lJT!I ,\ND C!. "JlFlIM II NnR'" • NATluN,\1 'lUI NU rlllJNDAfiO Hil \V IIIP ICJ()O 61 • ll() LlRA\t'l DUl-ruRAI[()1 ~L1lNLf rUllIlr U"'IVIIlSITV (lNID. UK) l'ln • NA.A DISTINliIlISII[f) Smvlu MlnAl (I (3) • COLllrR Tlu PI-IY (1\)73) • I rnERATION ArRuNAUTlll..UI: INllit ~ riO At. Kl..MAR~ v lJll'[~)"\A(.I')n) • G~ID[)ARD MEMORIAL TfllWIIY ( 197')) • I ASA SPACE rLlCH r tdl'DAl. (1983) • UKIAllt)f\\A HJ\LL or II\ME (1')8lJ) • OKLAIIl.)I\IA AIR ANO :-'I'A .f- HAll Of FAME (198t11 • US A~TRUNAU r HAil LH r.'\(I.\l: (1997) Puaad• .JhWD.' "",...u,Ima, AkaocmJ..k UNlVU.!ilTl MALAYSIA SAaAWAJ( "3001(", __ Welcome Address by Dato' Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Malaysia's First Angkasawan The Astronauts are here! For most ot us here in Malaysia, Space Exploration is only seen or heard in movies_Stories such as Armageddon, Star Wd rs or even Mission to MARS might be the onl y prospective we hdVe printed in OUf heads. With interesting technology and beautiful vlsud ls of space and the unknown, one can 1 only imagine w hat space is reall y li ke.. unless yo u sf6w up , ... to be an AngkasJWdn (Astronaut & CosmondutSJ, Q, Becoming an Angkasclwa n wa s a chalJenge. I had many friends and family member ~ I. Ihal said. '·Being an Angka sawan is an impossible dream 10 ach ieve·'. I wa s determi to prove them w ro ng and I took it upon myself prove 10 others Ihat MALAYSIA IS capable of producing Heroes. After enroll ing in the Angkdsawdn programme, I realized that I hdd S9 other compelitoJ's perusing thesdme dream as {"wa s! Right then I knew, if you want something, you must fight fo r It and be the best 01 the besl. The tfdl ning, whi ch I went through. was not only from the physicd l dspect but dl so mentally. Day dnd night I would push myself to be the best in my class. The ha rdest experience fo r me w.!s learning Russi.!n. (All the equ ipment fo r sPdce is in RU SS ian) I remember my first lesson well because at the end of my first cldss, I did not underSl dnd a thing ! However. I W On b~hdlf of the 'vI mistry of Sc enee. Technology dnd [nnavatlon olnd the Government 01 Malavsld. ' ..... Ish a war m welcome 10 pdnlcJpanlS of the ASSOClilllOn of Space Explorers XX III Pli1ncl.HY Congress. Indeed . \'.e \\ e1come Ihls mecting which is held in K uald l umpur. dS pan of OUf larger initiatives in educating the public on the ImpOrldnCe of space sector development Allhaugh MdlilYSld is considered d Idle SIMler in spiKe venture, we are proud p f our a c hu~vcmenl S so far We Sl drted off with our space education an d d\,\;ilrC ness In1 _' Scientific Disrm'er)" TraltfjiJrmim, Imwmrio" ~ OIL ...... ~ johnilv On ..._ ...., Tf"dwlOklg v. and Inno\ .l lion, Ma/a)'S i.l ~.at Khldmat Ma.klumat Akademlk t)NIVERSlTl MALAYSlA SAJ.AWAK ~300 Kou S~1.Il Welcome Address by Data' Khalid Nordin Minister of Higher Education It IS my gre.:lt pleasure .md honour 10 be gIven the chdnce to prep.:lre d welcommg message 10 the ~ A ssoc id[l on of space Explorers C'A SE"') XXIII Planetary Congrl!ss"' progrilmme book. I mus t congratuldte the organizer fo r their tireless efforts to organize this event. and to milke this event iI success and d truilful experience ff)( the parlicipdling st udents. .,. When MOHE WdS in 'ormed lhal1he Astronau ts & Cosmonauts were comi ng to town. we knew thdt MOHE had!O be part of th is historic {' venl Our maIO o b Jcc ti~ is to provide Ihese students wilh firs t hJnd experience and e~pose them to International heroes. With over 65 Astronauts & (osmonduts from 17 Ndl ions worldwide, Mataysid's u l1 iv~ r sities can finally experience what was once on ly d dredll\ Space, science and technology today provides d wider Window of opportunity to st udents who wa nt to tak~ their careers. to the ne'xt tev~l With the birth of Malaysld's lI~ry first 'Angkdsawan', Data' Dr. Sheikh .fI,-luszaphdr hds proven that nOlhlng IS impOSSible dnd that MalaYSia IS capdble 01 producmg 'Angkasawan', I hope' that there will be more opportunities lor students In getlmg first class knowledge and tools for bener educdtlOn in .my ,:.rea. The shdring o( experience is not only lI~ry appropriate but also mutually bencficidl Mohamed Khak-d Nordin Minister of Hieher Edutatioo, Maloiysia ""' l\...bldmlt Mai:lllmat A. ...cu.kruill. UNlVBRSITI MALAYSIA SARAWU "'300 Kotl Sam.,..... Welcome Note by Chris Hadfield President of the Association of Space Explorers The world IS a small place. All of the fOr!unate members of Ihe ASSOCiatiOn of Space Exp)orel s (ASE) can aUest to that. having ci rcled it repeatedly. once every 90 mmutes. From ocean to ocean. whole cont inents have ra ced mexorably by below us. BUI the world is al so a vast and surprising place, especially when viewed from the sur fdCC. and when traveling to a new land. For mosl cosmonauts and astronaut s. MaJaysid IS such a pldce, and we are very fortunate to be hosted here for our XXlIl Planetdry C6ngress. Since iu inCe[llion. ASE has been unique in the human experi ence dS the sole forum f. where all of the world·s space travelers could compare notes an d leMn directly from 1 each other. The Congresses h,we be en a fa re opporlunJl y for a diverse and wldespr ~J. W group to share Iheir com mon bond. in per SQ J) . A time and place to discuss Q:ffr successe$ and h ard s h ip ~ . to kee p alive the hard-learned lessons o t" t he past. and 10 discuss beller way$ for tile present and tuture. It has also given the more thal1 370 sp ac e fiyers a chance 10 speak in person with hundreds of thousands 01 studen ts, worl dwide. The ASE Congress Community Days have laken dstrondu tS an d cosmonauts mto cJdssrooms from Irkutsk 10 Utah. /rom Tok yo to Ri Y o BrNklcl)VEAl'(U!I\'C Comm ittee Breclklc1st 10;10- 5 Openina CerelOOny " , Thl'mf' Sf'ssion: 1 Pli1nf' 1. 1 HoPf', 1 Fu tun' CI>..lw S!1e ,kh MIJ~lJphM 1230 Lu nch lll(l Grou p Phow ~nd Pr,'), Conlcrl'rKc 1430 - 1630 Tec hn k ~' msion Humiln Explorat ion · Pf"r"5pPCt lws of language & Culto"' ChJlf Gethard Thie le 163U - 1730 Executive Se~~,()n II 1 (,t il il,el ~ ) 2U'UO ('O( ~l a,1 an d wclcome dinner 0'. 00 T«hnical Session Inl ernalional Sp;l~ Programs Rf'vif'w (Part I) l:n'~tnill 0\,), Oles K(){o" (Russloll rnv lled KebdniSdJn I heme Th,~ ~e~ sl on will re, lew rhe space explorallon \1"I"yS1J ~ ",t,e-\ aod pl.i ns 01 Chlll.l. RU~ " J ,1110 r~ United S[dte~ SpeJkl' TBA 1210_'3~ l u[; . h 14 ()(} _ '700 TN'hnical St:-ssion Commt'rcbt Milal Tr.msporlation and Crew Serviceos L'II~tr~nl (h,1I lim VOO;~. Aleu ndel Ale>..md 'ov KebJng~~"n Th" ses(Oon will ex:pklne Ihe deve,opment dnd ullliL Com munrly Day 1mbJs~y Rece pt ions or rrt~ Time '---_. • Punl "Ieimat Maklumal A~aQ.c:m:llf. U1 MlOO - t6.00 Cemp "U,"/lrJj lSS II.' PlmJ"rmjr!T Clinm/c Clt(l"~r ,'·u«JitJ " Ch r i~ter Fugle~.lng (Sweden) Dr, Yap Ko~ Seng ( Malaysia) Tll rs sesSIOn Will explore the impJCI of climate changc phenomen.l on humJn nulements Jnd wellare. with empl\ 10:00 \"'cLld tna: 1)1 D~ll,lk Sh~'J)'h MUS~JphM 10 Dr, H..Ihn& Mohd YI,IUOS 11 <10 1/2 DJY P U lr~jaY."llour Option 18;00 Re(epl> Austria Poland Sweden Franz Viehbock Miroslaw Hermaszewski Christer Fuglesang Belgium Republic of Korea Switzerland Dirk Ones David DClmiaan Sayeon Vi Cl aude Nicollier Viscount Frimout Romania United States of Bulgaria Dum it ru-Dorin Pr una riu America III! Aleksandar Panayolov Russia Anousheh AnsaJI . Alek sandrov Dr Bonnie J. , Alexander Alexand rov Du~b ar Georgi Ivanov Alex