Astronaut training: South Korean astronaut Yi So-yeon gives a thumbs up sign as she undergoes a splashdown landing training session in the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Sevastopol, Monday.

The first South Korean astronaut, Yi So-yeon, is set to launch in April on a Russian rocket headed for the International Space Station. There are several stories here. One is that she is the first ...

She left the South Korean space program in 2014 ... South Korea’s first and still only astronaut, Yi So-yeon will talk on “To The Moon and Beyond” from 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 23 at the Stanwood ...

A gala party atmosphere prevailed in the South Korean capital, where about 5,000 people gathered in a downtown plaza to watch a broadcast of astronaut Yi So-yeon's liftoff aboard a Russian rocket ...

After the initial news was reported on Monday, little has been said in South Korean media about the death of U.S. astronaut Neil ... only – space traveler, Yi So-yeon, for her thoughts about ...

First Korean in space says she doesn't want to be an astronaut anymore. — -- She went from astronaut to an astro-not. Yi So-yeon, South Korea's first and only astronaut quit her job this week ...

South Korea's first astronaut said Monday she was "really ... fire outside as we were going through the atmosphere," said Yi So-yeon, a 29-year-old bioengineer. "At first I was really scared ...

STAR CITY, Russia – South Korea's first astronaut said Monday she was "really ... as we were going through the atmosphere," said Yi So-yeon, a 29-year-old bioengineer. "At first I was really ...

Universe Today has an article about Yi So-yeon, the first Korean astronaut and also the youngest woman (29) launched into space. Very cool! I like seeing younger folks getting to space.

A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying South Korea's first astronaut docked successfully ... The Soyuz TMA-12 craft carrying Yi So-yeon, a South Korean bioengineer, and cosmonauts Sergei Volkov ...

sfirst astronaut is sharing some hearty laughs ... After aweek in space, South Korean bioengineer So-yeon Yi, 29, told reporters Tuesdaythat her mission is going well and that her country?