Faiz Khaleed
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Faiz bin Khaleed is a Malaysian military dentist with the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces
. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City
as part of the Angkasawan program. The other candidate was Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
.
Faiz received his early education in St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
.
In 2007, Sheikh Muszaphar was selected to fly to the International Space Station
with Expedition 16
on board the Soyuz TMA-11
in October 2007.
Faiz still might go to space if Malaysia decides to proceed with a second space flight.
On 22 October 2007, Faiz was promoted to a Major in the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces
.
Military of Malaysia
The Malaysian Armed Forces , the military of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Royal Malaysian Navy , the Malaysian Army and the Royal Malaysian Air Force...
. In September 2006, he was selected as one of two final candidates to undergo astronaut training in Star City
Star City, Russia
Star City is a common name of an area in Moscow Oblast, Russia, which has since the 1960s been home to the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center...
as part of the Angkasawan program. The other candidate was Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor is a Malaysian orthopaedic surgeon and was the first Malaysian to go into space. He was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew on October 10, 2007...
.
Faiz received his early education in St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Institution, Kuala Lumpur
St. John's Institution is a secondary school for boys and one of the oldest schools in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
.
In 2007, Sheikh Muszaphar was selected to fly to the International Space Station
International Space Station
The International Space Station is a habitable, artificial satellite in low Earth orbit. The ISS follows the Salyut, Almaz, Cosmos, Skylab, and Mir space stations, as the 11th space station launched, not including the Genesis I and II prototypes...
with Expedition 16
Expedition 16
Expedition 16 was the 16th expedition to the International Space Station .The first two crew members, Yuri Malenchenko and Peggy Whitson, launched on 10 October 2007, aboard Soyuz TMA-11, and were joined by spaceflight participant Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, the first Malaysian in space.Expedition 15...
on board the Soyuz TMA-11
Soyuz TMA-11
Soyuz TMA-11 was a human spaceflight mission using a Soyuz-TMA spacecraft to transport personnel to and from the International Space Station . The mission began at 13:22 UTC on October 10, 2007 when the spacecraft was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome by a Soyuz FG launch vehicle...
in October 2007.
Faiz still might go to space if Malaysia decides to proceed with a second space flight.
On 22 October 2007, Faiz was promoted to a Major in the Royal Malaysian Armed Forces
Military of Malaysia
The Malaysian Armed Forces , the military of Malaysia, consists of three branches; the Royal Malaysian Navy , the Malaysian Army and the Royal Malaysian Air Force...
.