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Astronauts-to-be Sheikh Muszafar Shukor (L) and Faiz Khaleed of Malaysia give thumbs up after a parabolic flight in the Moscow region May 3, 2007. Depending on a decision taken by the Malaysian space agency, either Khaleed or his colleague Shukor is to blast off to the International Space Station ISS in autumn this year.

Astronauts-to-be Sheikh Muszafar Shukor (L) and Faiz Khaleed of Malaysia give thumbs up after a parabolic flight in the Moscow region May 3, 2007. Depending on a decision taken by the Malaysian space agency, either Khaleed or his colleague Shukor is to blast off to the International Space Station ISS in autumn this year.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)