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Yi So-yeon, biotechnologist and astronaut, the first Korean in space
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Yi So-yeon
South Korean astronaut (born 1978)
Yi So-yeon is a South Korean astronaut and biotechnologist who became the first South Korean citizen to fly in space.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Biotechnology
Use of living systems and organisms to develop or make useful products
Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists in the field are known as biotechnologists.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Spacecraft crew member
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South Korea
Country in East Asia
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and the Sea of Japan to the east. Like North…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
June 2
Day of the year
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