Most Popular
-
1
Court refuses injunction on medical school expansion
-
2
Jimin of BTS, actor Song Da-eun suspected to be dating, again
-
3
Police raid popera singer Kim Ho-joong's house over hit-and-run suspicions
-
4
What's next for the government's push in quota hike?
-
5
Trump may like to 'solve' N. Korean nuclear problem if reelected: ex-official
-
6
Woman falls to death from acquaintance's home after exhibiting ‘unexplained' behaviors
-
7
N. Korea slams planned S. Korea-US military drills, warns of 'catastrophic aftermath'
-
8
N. Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward East Sea: JCS
-
9
‘Malice should not undermine the system, social order,’ says Hybe's Bang
-
10
[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency
![[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency](//res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/05/16/20240516050799_0.jpg&u=)
![[Robert J. Fouser] Social attitudes toward language proficiency](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=644&simg=/content/image/2024/05/16/20240516050799_0.jpg&u=)
Yi So-yeon, the first South Korean in space, is to marry in the United States this month.
The 35-year-old scientist’s bridegroom-to-be is an American eye doctor of Korean ancestry. Their wedding ceremony will be held in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 2, according to Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon.
Yi currently resides in the States.
She graduated from Gwangju Science High School in 1997 and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon.
Her doctorate in biotech systems was conferred on Feb. 29, 2008, but she was unable to attend the ceremony due to her training commitments in Russia.
She went aboard the International Space Station on April 8, 2008, becoming the first Korean astronaut go into space. Presently, Yi is a senior researcher at the aerospace institute.
By Chun Sung-woo (swchun@heraldcorp.com)
The 35-year-old scientist’s bridegroom-to-be is an American eye doctor of Korean ancestry. Their wedding ceremony will be held in Long Beach, California, on Aug. 2, according to Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon.
Yi currently resides in the States.
She graduated from Gwangju Science High School in 1997 and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in Daejeon.
Her doctorate in biotech systems was conferred on Feb. 29, 2008, but she was unable to attend the ceremony due to her training commitments in Russia.
She went aboard the International Space Station on April 8, 2008, becoming the first Korean astronaut go into space. Presently, Yi is a senior researcher at the aerospace institute.
By Chun Sung-woo (swchun@heraldcorp.com)
-
Articles by Korea Herald
![[Herald Interview] Byun Yo-han's 'unlikable' character is result of calculated acting](http://res.heraldm.com/phpwas/restmb_idxmake.php?idx=652&simg=/content/image/2024/05/16/20240516050855_0.jpg&u=)
