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Korea's first astronaut hopes to make peace with North

Urdu Times (News):South Korea\'s first astronaut voiced hope on Wednesday that her mission would bring peace with the north of the divided peninsula and said she had a spicy Korean feast ready for the crew. \"I will try and make peace between North and South Korea,\" Yi So-Yeon, 29, said at a press conference in Star City, a Soviet astronaut training centre in a snow-covered pine forest near Moscow, ahead of her launch on April 8. \"If it\'s helpful, as the first Korean astronaut I will try and help the North and South Korean problem.... I hope the North Korean people will also be happy with our flight,\" she said. A biosystems engineering student, Yi is set to blast off for the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, which Russia leases from the Kazakh state.

From Astronaut to Public Ambassador for Science and Culture

Yi So-yeon is not only Korea’s first astronaut but also a female astronaut. What role will she play after her visit to space? Korea’s first astronaut is a woman, which has occurred only twice in the world, following the U.K.’s Helen Sharman, a British female who became that nation’s first astronaut among 13,000 candidates on December 25, 1989. She later gave science lectures and played a role as a public ambassador after traveling to the Mir Space Station on the Russian space craft Soyuz TM-12.

South Korea's First Astronaut Hopes to Bring Koreas Closer

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) - The woman slated to become South Korea's first astronaut said Monday she hopes her time in space will encourage closer ties between the divided Koreas.

South Korea's First Female Astronaut Prepares for Flight into Space

South Korea's first female astronaut Yi So-yeon, left, and Russian astronauts Sergei Volkov, center, and Oleg Kononenko pose for photos during a press release in Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 7, 2008. Yi, South Korea's first person in space; will embark on a 10-day trip with the two Russia astronauts to the International Space Station on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. [Photo:xinhuanet]

South Korea's First Female Astronaut Prepares for Flight into Space

South Korea's first female astronaut Yi So-yeon, left, and Russian astronauts Sergei Volkov, center, and Oleg Kononenko pose for photos during a press release in Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Monday, April 7, 2008. Yi, South Korea's first person in space; will embark on a 10-day trip with the two Russia astronauts to the International Space Station on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. [Photo:xinhuanet]

South Korea changes first astronaut candidate for ISS mission

SEOUL, March 10 (Itar-Tass) -- South Korea changed its first astronaut candidate for a mission on the ISS that is to be brought there by the Russian manned spaceship Soyuz, the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology told an urgent press conference on Monday. Russia asked South Korea to replace its primary astronaut candidate Ko San, 31, who repeatedly violated the training protocol. His backup candidate, Yi So-yeon, 29, a doctoral candidate for bio systems engineering, is now training for a ten-day ISS mission.

Family, fans cheer as South Korea's first astronaut blasts into space

As the Russian Soyuz rocket carrying South Korea's first astronaut blasted off into space yesterday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, her mother burst into tears. Yi So-yeon, 29, pictured, a nanotechnology engineer, began her journey to the International Space Station alongside Russian cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko. Her family were among dozens of Korean fans and officials, their faces painted in the colours of their national flag, who cheered and sang as loudspeakers at the launch pad announced the rocket had safely delivered the spaceship into orbit. "[Yi] has bravely overcome all the difficulties," said Choi Gi-hyuk, director of astronaut projects at the South Korea Aerospace Research Institute. The woman has said she plans to take a bit of Korean culture into space by serving the traditional kimchi spicy cabbag

Soyuz engineers make final preparations; Korea's first astronaut says she feels great

Baikonur (AP): South Korea's first astronaut and two cosmonauts made final preparations on Tuesday to fly aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the international space station.

First South Korean astronaut says she hopes to bring Koreas closer

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: The woman slated to become South Korea's first astronaut said Monday she hopes her time in space will encourage closer ties between the divided Koreas.

Woman to Be S.Korea's First Astronaut

Korea Aerospace Research Institute president Paik Hong-yul announces the replacement of South Korea's first astronaut, at the government complex in Gwacheon on Monday./Yonhap

South Korea Changes First Astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.

South Korea changes first astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.

South Korea Changes First Astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea-South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.

South Korea changes first astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.

South Korea Changes First Astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules during training.

South Korea Changes First Astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea named a female mechanical engineer Monday to become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because of rule violations during training.

South Korea names woman as first astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea: South Korea said Monday a female engineer would become the country's first person in space by going aboard a Russian spacecraft, after Moscow rejected Seoul's first choice because he violated reading rules at a training center.

South Korea Announces Woman as Its First Astronaut

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea announced on Monday that a woman who is a bioengineering student would become its first astronaut. She is scheduled to blast off on board a Russian Soyuz rocket on April 8 on a trip to the International Space Station that will be watched on television by millions of South Koreans.

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Soyuz craft carrying South Korea's first astronaut docks at ISS

Moscow - The Soyuz craft carrying South Korea's first female astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts docked at the International Space Station (ISS) at 15.00 GMT on Thursday. After over two days flying aboard the cramped capsule, South Korea's Yi So Yeon planned to treat her colleagues to a feast of Asian specialities, including a de-bacterized sample of the classic pickle cabbage dish kimchi.

Korea¡¯s First Astronaut to Dock with ISS on April 10

Korea¡¯s first astronaut, Yi So-yeon is to dock with the International Space Station (ISS) at 10:00 p.m. on April 10 (Korean time).

Korea's First Woman Astronaut Ready for Space

Korea's first astronaut is ready to go to space next month. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Yi So-yeon said she will carry with her a wide range of Korean food, including the country's famous kimchi.

Soyuz spacecraft with first South Korean astronaut set for launch

Moscow/Baikonur, Kazakhstan - The Soyuz spacecraft to carry South Korea's first astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts on their virgin flight to the International Space Station (ISS) was set for launch later Tuesday. The Soyuz-FG rocket will blast off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on the central Asian steppe at 1116 GMT taking South Korea's Yi So Yeon and Russian first time cosmonauts Sergei Volkov and Oleg Kononenko into orbit.

SPACEISS Mission Puts First S. Korean Astronaut in Orbit

Tuesday's Soyuz spacecraft launch from Kazakhstan marked multiple milestones. On board was Yi So-yeon, South Korea's first astronaut and, at age 29, the youngest woman ever to go to space. The mission's commander, Sergei Volkov, became the first second-generation astronaut or cosmonaut to reach space. The spacecraft is scheduled to deliver its passengers to the ISS on Thursday.

ISS Mission Puts First S. Korean Astronaut in Orbit

Tuesday's Soyuz spacecraft launch from Kazakhstan marked multiple milestones. On board was Yi So-yeon, South Korea's first astronaut and, at age 29, the youngest woman ever to go to space. The mission's commander, Sergei Volkov, became the first second-generation astronaut or cosmonaut to reach space. The spacecraft is scheduled to deliver its passengers to the ISS on Thursday.

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