S. Vanajah

Siva Vanajah (born March 2, 1971 in Klang, Malaysia) is a Malaysian engineer and one of the finalist of Malaysia Angkasawan program.[1] She is ethnic Indian female engineer, who lost her bid to become Malaysia's first astronaut to Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor and Faiz Khaleed. She was named the only woman among four finalists who outlasted 11,000 other Malaysians who applied for the astronaut selection process in 2003[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/candidates/english/siva_vanajah.htm
  2. ↑ http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/online/337/the-first-malaysian-space
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