Monument to South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon (or Soyeon Yi), on the central reservation of a road in Daejeon, South Korea. The astronaut is s

---

Monument to South Korea's first astronaut, Yi So-yeon (or Soyeon Yi), on the central reservation of a road in Daejeon, South Korea. The astronaut is shown carrying a portable life support system prior to boarding her Soyuz spacecraft. The spacecraft is shown mounted on a Soyuz rocket next to the astronaut.

---

Size: 3420px × 5109px
Photo credit: © MARK WILLIAMSON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -yeon, asia, asian, astronaut, daejeon, female, korea, korean, monument, national, pride, program, rocket, russian, south, soyuz, space, spacecraft, spacesuit, woman, yi