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Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason to retire

Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason is leaving the Canadian Space Agency in June after almost 25 years as an astronaut.Canadian astronaut Bjarni Tryggvason is leaving the Canadian Space Agency in June after almost 25 years as an astronaut.

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.

To Dominic Gorie, commander of the shuttle Endeavour, spaceflight has a lot in common with competing in the NCAA basketball tournament.

Endeavour crew answers questions as the shuttle docks. Front row, from left to right: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Rick Linneha; NASA pilot Greg Johnson, Endeavour commander Dominic Gorie, NASA astronaut Mike Foreman and Japanese astronaut Takao Doi. Second row, left to right: Russian astronaut Yuri Malenchenko, NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, Expedition 16 commander Peggy Whitson and French astronaut Leopold Eyharts.

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.

As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sky Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

South Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon, left, and Russian cosmonaut, commander Sergei Volkov, crew members of the 17th mission to the international space station speak prior to the launch of their Soyuz-FG rocket.

Astronaut David Low Dies at Age 52

David_low_2 Three time NASA Shuttle astronaut David Low died of colon cancer over the weekend at age 52. He was selected to be an astronaut in May 1984 at the age of 28 and became the Program Manager for Orbital Science's COTS (Commercial Orbital Transportation Services) program in 2006. He was still serving in this position when he died.

Second mission for astronaut

Japanese astronaut Mr. Takao Doi, together with six other crew members, was launched into space Tuesday aboard NASA's space shuttle Endeavour from Cape Canaveral, Florida. This is the 53-year-old astronaut's second space mission, the first being in November-December 1997. We wish him success.

First Korean astronaut 'honoured' about space mission

STAR CITY, Russia (AFP) - The 29-year-old woman set to become South Korea's first astronaut said on Tuesday she was "honoured" to have been chosen, as she took final tests at Russia's astronaut training centre.

First Korean astronaut 'honoured' about space mission

STAR CITY, Russia (AFP) - The 29-year-old woman set to become South Korea's first astronaut said on Tuesday she was "honoured" to have been chosen, as she took final tests at Russia's astronaut training centre.

PR, Science Work Await Astronaut Yi

Space agency officials help Korea's first astronaut Yi So-yeon, center, American astronaut Peggy Whitson, bottom, and Russian flight engineer Yuri Malenchenko just after their arrival at the Chkalovsky airport near Star City on Saturday. A Russian space capsule touched down in Kazakhstan on Saturday after hurtling through Earth's atmosphere in a steeper-than-normal descent, subjecting the three-nation-crew to severe G-forces and landing hundreds of kilometers off target. /AP

Legendary Astronaut John Glenn Speaks Out On Shuttle Decommissioning

On Tuesday, to help out with the 50-year anniversary of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, clips from 100 hours of restored archive footage of NASA missions were made public. At the screening, John Glenn, America's first astronaut to orbit the Earth, watched the clips and had time to reminisce over the administration's "Glory Years". He also had a very strong message for the policy makers: Extend the Shuttle program and re-commit to a long-term investment in the International Space Station. As a former Marine, Mercury astronaut, pilot and US senator, that's a hard message to ignore…

SKorea's first astronaut replaced by backup who trained better

STAR CITY, Moscow region, March 19 (Itar-Tass) --The South Korean government has decided to replace its first astronaut Ko San with his backup Yi So-yeon because the latter had achieved better results in training at Star City, Choi Gi Hyuk, head of the South Korean government's Korea Astronaut Program, said.

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.

Soyuz capsule carries Korean astronaut (AP)

rose into the bright blue sky Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

ESA to begin third round of astronaut selection in 30 years

The European Space Agency launched its third astronaut selection round on 8 May at the UK's Science Museum in London. ESA selected astronaut candidates for the first time in 1978 and then again in 1992.

Soyuz Capsule Carries Korean Astronaut

(BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan) — As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sky Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

Soyuz Capsule Carries Korean Astronaut

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AP) -- As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sky Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

United Space Alliance Executive Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Space Shuttle Astronaut Loren J. Shriver joins the ranks of fellow space heroes today with his official induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

United Space Alliance Executive Inducted Into Astronaut Hall of Fame

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla., May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Former Space Shuttle Astronaut Loren J. Shriver joins the ranks of fellow space heroes today with his official induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame.

Malaysia To Decide On 2nd Astronaut Programme Before Year End

KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 (Bernama) -- Malaysia will give an answer to Russia by year end whether to send another astronaut to the International Space Station (ISS), said National Astronaut Programme Director Kol Dr Zulkeffeli Mat Yusof.

S Korea celebrates its first astronaut to fly into space

As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sunshine on Tuesday, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut¡¦s mother fainted.

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.

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 capsule blasts off with Korea's first astronaut on board

BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan: As a Russian Soyuz spacecraft rose into the bright blue sunshine, spectators held their breaths, South Koreans celebrated their first astronaut and the astronaut's mother fainted.

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