Korea to Pick First Astronaut
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The Korean government plans to start a selection process next month to eventually choose the country¡¯s first astronaut. The one selected is expected to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007...
The Korean government plans to start a selection process next month to eventually choose the country¡¯s first astronaut. The one selected is expected to travel to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2007. ``We plan to select 300 hopefuls next month and cut the number to one through multi-pronged screening processes by early 2007 to send him or her into space,¡¯¡¯ Vice Science-Technology Minister Choi Seok-sik yesterday told a press conference. The ministry will funnel 6 billion won ($5...
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