First Korean Astronaut in Space

Date: April 8, 2008 • Location: Moscow, Russia

On board Soyuz TMA-12, Yi So-yeon became the first Korean astronaut.

Soyuz TMA-12 was a Soyuz mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched by a Soyuz FG rocket at 11:16 UTC on 8 April 2008. It docked to the Pirs module of the station on 10 April 2008. Landing occurred at 03:37 on 24 October. It was the first nominal landing in three missions, following separation failures on the Soyuz TMA-10 and 11 spacecraft.