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South Korean Astronaut to Serenade ISS Crewmates on Cosmonauts’ Day

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South Korean So-Yeon Yi will be the star of a celebratory sing-sing aboard the International Space Station on Saturday, AFP reports.

Yi will serenade her five fellow space travelers with a song, followed by a dinner with traditional South Korean food. The dinner show will be part of Cosmonauts’ Day celebrations, held to mark the first human spaceflight by Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961.

The anniversary also will be celebrated today with 190 parties and events around the world as part of Yuri’s Night. To find an event near you, please visit the organization’s website.

South Korean Booted Off Soyuz Flight to ISS

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Citing security violations, Russian authorities booted South Korean’s Ko San off an upcoming Soyuz flight and replaced with his female backup, the Korean Times reports.

Barring any additional changes, 29-year-old mechanical engineer Yi So-yeon will become the first South Korea in space on April 8 when she lifts off with two Russian cosmonauts on a flight to the International Space Station.

During a press conference, Russian officials said that Ko had twice broken security protocols by taking training materials outside the Russian training center near Moscow.