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In the last century, advances in science, engineering, and technology have allowed humans to travel to space.

Over five hundred people have gone to space since 1961, and at least nine of them have been Muslim. Though Muslims make up approximately one quarter of the global population, they make up less than 2% of astronauts to date, in part because of the hiring practices of the historically dominant US and USSR space programs. The US initially only recruited white, Christian males, and the USSR initially only hired ethnic Russians and Slavs, who were also more likely to be Christian.  However, as these space programs have diversified to reflect their populations, and as other countries have developed their own space programs, Muslim astronauts have become more common.

Space travel can create several interesting challenges for Muslims, because some common Islamic practices are tied to geography on Earth or the orbits of celestial bodies. For example, many Muslims pray by facing Mecca, but when orbiting Earth at 17,400 miles per hour, Mecca moves rapidly below the spacecraft. In addition, many Muslims pray five times a day, but astronauts experience sunrise and sunset every ninety minutes while they orbit Earth. These quick sunrises and sunset

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Staff Pick: JOURNEY TO SPACE: A MEMOIR OF MALAYSIA’S FIRST ANGKASAWAN

Name: Muizzuddin Munir
Book: JOURNEY TO SPACE: A MEMOIR OF MALAYSIA’S FIRST ANGKASAWAN
Author: Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor
Publisher: MPH Group Publishing Sdn Bhd
Publication Year: 2009
Book Language:  English

Official Synopsis:

Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor was the first Malaysian to go into space on 10 October 2007, when he was launched to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-11 with the Expedition 16 crew.

Journey to Space details his personal account of the rollercoaster emotions of excitement and tribulations throughout his experience in the Angkasawan programme-starting from when he made his application, the arduous training and medical examinations that followed and when he was selected to undergo a one-year training stint in Star City, Russia, and finally being chosen as the prime crew member on the Soyuz 11. Journey to Space is a memoir that will be an inspiring read to others who may wish to tread in the footsteps of Sheikh Muszaphar and shows that with enough determination, faith, and belief in yourself, no dream is impossible.

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