First local astronaut on Russian mission in 2005

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Malaysia will send its first astronaut into space on a Russian mission in 2005, Defence Minister Najib Razak said today.

The trip would be part of a technology transfer deal tied in with Malaysia's RM3.4 billion purchase of 18 Russian Sukhoi fighter jets, he said.

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