First Korean Astronaut Yi So-Yeon Leaves Hospital After Soyuz Hard Landing

space-travel.com     May 15, 2008            

South Korea's first astronaut has left hospital after treatment for severe back pain caused by her unexpectedly rough return to earth, officials said Wednesday. Yi So-Yeon, 29, had been admitted to an air force hospital in late April with dislocation and bruising of the vertebrae caused during... [read full story]                    


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