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South Korean Rocket Unveiled
10.22.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Following up on the success of Korea’s first astronaut the scientist at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute are hard at work preparing for the launch of Korea’s ‘home grown’ rocket. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1) has been designed to send domestically produced satellites into orbit.
The rocket is being developed in collaboration with Russia’s [...]
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Yi So-Yeon Becomes First Korean Astronaut In Space
04.08.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

South Koreans where filled with pride this Tuesday as the country’s first astronaut successfully entered earths orbit aboard a Russian Soyuz TMA-12 spaceship.
Yi So-Yeon a 29 year old bio systems engineer had the honor of being the first Korean, 49th woman, and 2nd Asian woman to orbit the earth. Yi So-Yeon will [...]