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Taufik Akbar Indonesian Payload Specialist Astronaut. Born 8 January 1951.

Personal: Male, Married. Born in Medan, Indonesia. Bachelor of Science from Bandung Institute of Technology, 1975. Engineer in the field of telecommunication, involved in the development of the Palapa Satellite-System.

Astronaut Career

Astronaut Group: Payload Specialist. Inactive Entered space service: 30 October 1985. Left space service: January 1986.

Director Human Resources, Perusahaan Perseroan PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk.

Akbar Chronology

1986 June - STS-61-H (cancelled). Planned shuttle mission for deployment of commercial communications satellites. Cancelled after Challenger disaster.

Bibliography:

Becker, Joachim, http://www.spacefacts.de/, "Space Facts Web Site", Web Address when accessed: http://www.spacefacts.de/.

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