High hopes to get two Koreas closer
China Daily | Updated: 2008-04-08 07:40
Astronaut Yi So-yeon, member of the next International Space Station (ISS) crew, smiles during a news conference at Baikonur Cosmodrome yesterday. The crew is set to blast off to the ISS from the cosmodrome today. Reuters |
The woman slated to become Republic of Korea's(ROK) first astronaut said yesterday she hopes her time in space will encourage closer ties between the divided Koreas.
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