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Yi So-yeon
Astronaut

Yi So-yeon

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Becoming the first South Korean to travel into space.

ISS experiments · Return

Born
2 June 1978
Birthplace
Gwangju

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Yi So-yeon

Yi So-yeon is a South Korean researcher and astronaut who visited the International Space Station in 2008.

Early life

Education

Grew up in Gwangju and studied at KAIST, earning degrees in mechanics and a doctorate in biotech systems.

Career

  1. 2006

    Selection

    Became one of two finalists in South Korea’s astronaut programme.

  2. 2008

    Spaceflight

    Launched aboard Soyuz TMA-12 on 8 April.

  3. After flight

    Research and education

    Worked at KARI and later taught in the United States.

Selected work

ISS experiments

Conducted experiments involving living organisms, human physiology and the station environment.

Return

Landed aboard Soyuz TMA-11 on 19 April.

Beyond work

Further study

Pursued an MBA at the University of California, Berkeley.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

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Photo: This image or video was catalogued by Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center of the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) under Photo ID: JSC2008-E-004174.. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.