Astronaut – 우주 비행사 (Oew / Jew Bee/Haeng/Sa)

This is job word of the day number 4. This is admittedly a very uncommon vocation however it something many want to do. Today’s word is Astronaut or 우주 비행사 in Korean.

The first and only Korean astronaut was Yi So-Yeon who’s mission took place in 2008. For more information please check out these links:

• Kimchi goes to space, along with first Korean astronaut (New York Times Online)
• Yi So-Yeon (Wikipedia)

Thank you for your interest today and we hope to see you again soon.

Fresh Korean Institute