The Astronauts have landed at Nilai University College!

Four astronauts attended the Campus Space Walk at Nilai University College held in conjunction with the XXIII Planetary Congress, 5-10 October 2010 in Kuala Lumpur. The event themed 1 Planet, 1 Hope, 1 Future was jointly organised by The Ministry of Higher Education, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Association of Space Explorers.

The astronauts present were Klaus-Dietrich Flade (Germany), Vladimir Lyakhov (Russia), Sergei Treshchov (Russia) and Donald E. Williams (USA). In the 2-hour event they took turns sharing their experience in space, answered question and signed autographs for the students from Nilai University College, Nilai International School and the Sapura Smart School.

Oct 7,2010: Nilai University College played hose (host) to the Campus Walk held in conjunction with the XXIII Planetary Congress Association of Space Explorers in Kuala Lumpur.	Prof Emeritus Tengku Dato' Shamsul Bahrin, President of Nilai University College welcoming the astronauts.
Space guests: Sergei Treshchov from Russia, Vladimir Lyakhov from Russia, Klaus- Dietrich Flade from Germany and Donald E. Williams from USA.	Welcome Act: Dance performance by Nilai University College students. The dance which features Arabic, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Balochi culture was also performed at the recently concluded One World Culture event held at Nilai University College 2 October 2010. At the event, Nilai University College had played host to international students from institutions of higher learning all over Malaysia who came together to showcase a vibrant and colorful show.
The astronauts waiting to share their experience in space with the audience.	"We are proud to be the only private university college to host in this event," said Prof. Emeritus Tengku Dato' Shamsul Bahrin in his opening speech. The event themed "1 Planet, 1 Hope, 1 Future that was jointly organized by the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Association of Space Explorers.
'The toughest part of being an astronaut is the selection process,' said Donald E. Williams, USA (left) and Klaus–Dietrich Flade, Germany (right).	Speaking via a translator, Vladimir Lyakhov from Russia shared his experience in space. At 175 days, he holds the record for the longest time spent in space by a person.
Sergei Treshchov from Russia said that, "When we are in space, sleeping is something that we don't even think of. Everything seems so interesting at the space station."	Don Williams of the USA shared his experience on how he was involved in the exploration of the planet Jupiter and several other experiments. He also said that while growing up he liked to watch science fiction movies and was always intrigued by Space. When asked what his favorite science fiction movie was, he answered 2001: A Space Odyssey the 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick.
Klaus-Dietrich Flade from Germany and also the leader of the team of astronauts said that the feeling of weightlessness was something that he really enjoyed. He took the audience through a documentary featuring his time in space where he explained how day-to-day tasks such as eating, sleeping and staying clean and healthy was done on board the space shuttle. The fact that Klaus was trained as an aircraft mechanic was a motivation the many Aircraft Maintenance Engineering students who attended the event that their ambition of going to space may not be that far from reach.	Eager audience: The Campus Space Walk was held in the President Hall of Nilai University College was attended by students from Nilai University College, Nilai International School and the Sapura Smart School.
60 astronauts from all over the world attended the XXIII International Association of Space Explorers Planetary Congress in Kuala Lumpur, the largest ever gathering.	Once in a lifetime opportunity: The students and staff have their picture taken with astronauts.
Astronaut Don Williams (USA) giving his autograph.