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Space: South Korean cosmonauts begin the training program

Moscow, Russia - In 2008 they will reach the International Space Station

Two representatives of South Korea started in the city of Estelar, near Moscow, the training program to realize in April 2008 the voyage to International Space Station (ISS). The future cosmonauts have been selected among 36,000 South Korean candidates. Both Ko San, 30, engineer at a Samsung research centre, and Lee Sohyun, 28, doctor at Science and Technology Academy, said to be extremely pleased...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1070968
Rome, Italy, 03/12/2007 11:29
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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