Yi So-yeon, who replaced as Ko San as South Korea's first (female) astronaut, has been launched into the space. Yi So-yeon together with International Space Station (ISS) crew of Russian cosmonauts Sergey Volkov and Oleg Kononenko boarding a Russian Soyuz TMA-12 spacecraft was blasted off from the launching pad at Baikonur cosmodrome April 8, 2008. Yi So-Yeon who is a 29-year-old female doctorate researcher of biotechnology in South Korea will remain in space for an eight day trip. Misss Yi, God speed! Link
