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First Korean Astronaut Yi So-Yeon Leaves Hospital After Soyuz Hard Landing
Seoul (AFP) May 14, 2008 South Korea's first astronaut has left hospital after treatment for severe back pain caused by her unexpectedly rough return to earth, officials said Wednesday. Yi So-Yeon, 29, had been admitted to an air force hospital in late April with dislocation and bruising of the vertebrae caused during her return from the International Space Station on April 19. Yi's Russian-designed Soyuz capsule landed in Kazakhstan, hundreds of kilometres off target and at a greater speed than expected. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology said Yi has been discharged and has visited the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology to examine research data she brought back from space. She is expected to return to Russia this month to take part in a technical debriefing session on her mission, Yonhap news agency said. South Korea paid Russia 20 million dollars for her mission, becoming the 36th country to send a astronaut into space. Related Links the missing link Space Tourism, Space Transport and Space Exploration News
NASA Kepler Mission Offers Opportunity To Send Names Into Space
Pasadena CA (SPX) May 07, 2008How cool would it be to have your name on board the spacecraft that discovers the first known Earth-like planet beyond our solar system? Well, here's your chance. NASA is proud to announce an opportunity for anyone to submit their name to be included on a DVD and rocketed into space as part of NASA's Kepler Mission, scheduled to launch in February 2009 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. |
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