Tariq MalikStaff WriterSPACE.com Tue Jul 24, 12:15 AM ET WASHINGTON - Malaysia's debut spaceflyer, the first female commander of International Space Station (ISS) and a veteran Russian cosmonaut are gearing up for their orbital mission this fall. Malaysian orthopedic surgeon Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor, 34, is training for a planned Oct. 10 launch towards the ISS with veteran NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko to kick off the 16th expedition to the orbital laboratory. "It's really important to me to spur interest among all the Malaysian people," Shukor told...
