Yi So-yeon, Korea's first and only astronaut, resigns
Seoul (UPI) Aug 14, 2013 - South Korea's first and only astronaut, Yi So-yeon, has resigned her position, effectively ending the country's space program. The then 29-year-old bio-engineering student was one of 36,000 Koreans to apply for the position when the Korean government decided to create its own space agency, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. In 2008, So-yeon made history when she spent 11 days on th ... more

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