After 10 years, Malaysian Angkasawan Programme Member Awang Shahrizan is still aiming for Space.
KUALA LUMPUR (May 5): It has been 10 years but Awang Shahrizan Awang Abu Bakar has not given up hopes of going to space. The Malaysian Angkasawan Programme member who is the nation’s backup astronaut has been waiting and training for when he will be able to go on the space journey. Having trained for two years in different parts of the world, for Awang, the training is never over. “As part of the astronaut team, the training is ongoing because it’s important to understand that we could get a call at any time. Someone can just come to our…