Online Astronaut Interview: Soyeon Yi, South Korea's First Person In Space!
Description
This is a sequel to our earlier conversation in San Francisco with Dr. Soyeon Yi. This conversation will be online and will be turned into an article for Palladium Magazine.
In 2008, Dr. Soyeon Yi became the first South Korean astronaut, flying aboard Soyuz TMA-12 to the International Space Station. Her path took her through two very different space programs, training in Russia's storied cosmonaut system while carrying the hopes of South Korea's young space ambitions.
Join us for a follow-up interview and Q&A focused on her story: how she went from researcher to astronaut, what she saw inside the Russian and South Korean space programs. We will discuss how these nations, and the others Soyeon has worked with, differ in their approaches to developing space technology. Come prepared with questions about astronaut training, microgravity science, Korea’s role in space research, and life aboard the International Space Station.
Speaker(s)
Soyeon Yi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_So-yeon
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Agenda
2:00 - 3:00 — Social
3:15 - 4:00 — Interview with Soyeon Yi
4:00 - 4:30 — Q&A
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