Biographies of International Astronauts

Ko

San

South Korea

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Personal data

Birthdate:  19.10.1976
Birthplace:  Pusan
Marital status:  married
Children:  
Selection date:  25.12.2006
Selection group:  South Korea
Position:  Spaceflight Participant (UKP)
Status:  Ret. 19.04.2008

Spaceflights

No. Mission Position Time Duration
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Backup assignments

No. Mission Position
1  Soyuz TMA-12  Spaceflight Participant

Additional information

Birth date by lunar calendar: 11.10.1976; researcher at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology; one of two finalists from South Korea for a Soyuz mission in April 2008; hobbies: boxing and mountain climbing.

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