Malaysia's First Astronaut Celebrates Eid in Space

Malaysia's First Astronaut Celebrates Eid in Space. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was the first astronaut from Malaysia to successfully launch into space. An interesting fact, he was also the first Malaysian person to fly into space. This historic event occurred in 2007, where Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor flew as a member of the Soyuz TMA-11 expedition. Uniquely, Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor celebrated Eid al-Fitr in 2007 on October 13, which coincided with the 16th day of Sheikh Muszaphar's mission in space. While in space, Sheikh Muszaphar continued to obey the rules of the religion. He tried to carry out his worship by turning the direction of the Qibla and praying in the midst of his missions and experiments.