Malaysians to Vote for Their Nations First Astronaut |
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Written by spacetravel.org
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Thursday, 15 September 2005 23:07 |
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Malaysian citizens will be able to vote for their nations first astronaut, who will participate in a Russian-led space mission in 2007.
According to Malaysian Science Minister Jamaluddin Jarjis, the astronaut candidates profiles, as well as their progress during training, will be posted on the internet. Citizens will be able to vote by text message. When they make their selection, the Malaysian space agency officials will take the citizens votes into consideration.
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