Will Yi So-yeon, one of two final hopefuls to travel to space in 2008, become Korea's first astronaut after beating her final competitor, Ko San?
It will be a tough task. However, the 28-year-old Ph.D. student has gone through much tougher tasks until now - as the field of astronaut candidates was diminished from more than 36,000 to two.
"I am so grateful for those who have supported female candidates. I want to boost the self-confidence of women,'' Yi said after being chosen with Ko.
Yi is an advanced practitioner of taekwondo, Korea's indigenous martial art - she began practicing the official Olympic event when she was 12 years old.
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