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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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 Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 12:57 am Post subject: Two Koreans selected as finalists to go to space |
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That was the news in the papers yesterday. Ko San and Yi So-yeon have been selected to go train in Russia for about a year after which they get to go to space for ten days starting in 2008. About time. Korea's going to be the 35th country in the world to send a person to space even though their economy is more around 12th place. That was the main gist of the editorials I read in the paper yesterday - good news, but what took you so long? It's going to cost about a total of $25 million which is a good amount of money for the coverage that space is going to get over here - as soon as a Korean starts doing something there's wall to wall coverage, and if that's what it takes to get the average person over here interested in space then so be it.
Here's the two of them:
The guy's 30, she's 28, both are unmarried and have masters degrees in er...engineering or something related. They were chosen out of a total of 36,000 people. |
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blynch
Joined: 25 Oct 2006
Location: UCLA
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:09 am Post subject: |
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go outside and do some window-shopping.
that's healthier than thinking about space sex |
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jaganath69
Joined: 17 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:20 am Post subject: |
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| I forsee a KoreaTown on the moon and the Korean wave hitting Mars by 2020. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 1:24 am Post subject: |
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| The photo in one of the papers had them giving the K-power salute. What's up with that? That fist Koreans raise in photos. I assume it means "fighting". |
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hubba bubba
Joined: 24 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Anyone tell them there ain't no kimchi in space? |
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flotsam
Joined: 28 Mar 2006
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| Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2006 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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| hubba bubba wrote: |
| Anyone tell them there ain't no kimchi in space? |
Now that's wit. Take a bow. |
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diver
Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:35 am Post subject: |
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The Russian program? Before the Koreans start minting commemerative coins, someone should tell them that LANCE BASS was accepted into the Russian program.
As long as the check doesn't bounce, there will be kimchi in space. |
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RACETRAITOR
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul, South Korea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:05 am Post subject: |
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| flotsam wrote: |
| hubba bubba wrote: |
| Anyone tell them there ain't no kimchi in space? |
Now that's wit. Take a bow. |
Hahahahahaha, that was good. I hope you like this one too:
Ready?
I wonder if they have four seasons on the moon!
Get it? |
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Newbie
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Man, I'm really bitter about this place:
My first thought was "goddam. now we gotta hear Koreans going on about how great they are for sending someone into space" |
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poet13
Joined: 22 Jan 2006
Location: Just over there....throwing lemons.
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:30 am Post subject: |
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| Isn't there a cheaper way to get rid of them? |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
Location: the eye
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:37 am Post subject: |
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| I knew Koreans wanted to get out of here but this is ridiculous. |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| hubba bubba wrote: |
| Anyone tell them there ain't no kimchi in space? |
Yep, that's why they're developing specially packaged, irradiated kimchi just for this mission |
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Moldy Rutabaga
Joined: 01 Jul 2003
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:53 am Post subject: |
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Ajoshis at the bar: "Hey, look at the news! They're going to send a Korean man into space! Seems appropriate considering that we invented rocketry and astronomy. Oh, and look how considerate they are-- they're sending a girl with him too to cook and wash dishes."
Ken:> |
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mithridates
Joined: 03 Mar 2003
Location: President's office, Korean Space Agency
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: |
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Bleh. Worst article ever.
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| If kimchi successfully goes into space in 2008, there is a good chance it will remain on the outer-space menu for U.S. and Russian astronauts, and before you know it, Korea�s national dish will have conquered a new dimension. |
At least it's about space. Gay article on space is preferable to good article on hanryu. |
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JeJuJitsu
Joined: 11 Sep 2005
Location: McDonald's
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| Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:05 am Post subject: |
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Holy crap. Mutant Space Kimchi:
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The U.S. and Russia put top priority on safety when they approve space food, all of which is thoroughly sterilized. If living micro-organisms were to mutate into killer germs in space, the reasoning goes, there would be no way to prevent them from wreaking havoc among the astronauts.
Heating food kills the micro-organisms, but in the case of kimchi, that would produce kimchi stew. To address the problem, KAERI used cobalt-60 gamma rays, which attack and disconnect DNA or enzymes of bacteria and thus prevent them from multiplying. Radiation has been used for various space foods since it was first used to sterilize the ham that went up in Apollo 17 in 1972.
In zero gravity, the air does not move and astronauts cannot smell, so their sense of taste, too, is dramatically reduced. Space kimchi is expected to be of great help in stimulating astronauts� appetite with its zest and spices. In addition, it is effective in promoting the intestinal functions, which tend to be somewhat sluggish in space, with abundant fiber.
After being irradiated, the kimchi is deprived of all the gas, but the possibility remains that the juice will squirt out when it is opened just as soda does in a low-pressure environment. There would be kimchi juice all over the ship. For that reason, CJ has developed special packaging for space kimchi. |
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