Wednesday, February 20, 2008

[Korea.net News, Science / Tech, December 24 2007] Korean astronaut to collect detailed photographic data on mega-lightning

Korea’s first astronaut will collect detailed photographic data on mega-lightning that occurs in the earth’s stratosphere, the government said Monday (Dec. 24).

The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said astronaut Ko San will use a locally developed micro-electro mechanical systems (MEMS) telescope to capture the unexplained atmospheric phenomenon for future research. He is scheduled to blast off into space on April 8 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and stay in orbit for eight days.

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