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Yi So-yeon

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Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first South Korean to fly into space. Selected in 2006 as one of two finalists for the Korean Astronaut Program, she was named the primary candidate in March 2008 and launched to the International Space Station on April 8, 2008 alongside two Russian cosmonauts, spending about eleven days in space before returning on April 19. She later worked at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute before pursuing further study and teaching in the United States. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Dating
Selection Year
2006 2
Classification
Astronaut Role
Spaceflight Participant 1
Birth Year
1978 1
Connections

Associated With

Roscosmos, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon

Operated By

Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Space Agencies and Companies
Source Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon
In the Other Atlases

Nationality

South Korea

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon
  • Lead paragraph
    Yi So-yeon (Korean: 이소연, born June 2, 1978) is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first South Korean to fly into space.
  • Article text, astronaut role
    with South Korea, Yi's role aboard Soyuz and the ISS was referred to as a spaceflight participant (Russian: uchastnik kosmicheskovo poleta) in Russian
  • Operated By: Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Article text: agency link
    Afterwards, Yi worked as a researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
  • Associated With: Roscosmos, Article text: associated organization
    This was after the Russian Federal Space Agency requested a replacement because Ko violated regulations several times at a Russian training center by removing sensitive reading materials and mailing some of the reading materials back to Korea.
  • In Group: Guest Cosmonauts of Partner Nations, Article text: program or flight
    On April 8, 2008, Yi was launched into space on board Soyuz TMA-12 with two Russian cosmonauts.
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2. Yi So-yeon (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia Yi So-yeon lead section infobox, selection field (w-bbfill-edspace5-0927)View the Source
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