[Korea.net News, Science / Tech, March 3 2008] Students to chat with Korea's first astronaut

Korea is getting excited about sending its first astronaut ever to outer space in April, and there is something to further boost the mood.

The Korea Radio Promotion Agency and the Korean Amateur Radio League are offering a chance for young students to have live chats with Ko San, the nation’s first astronaut will board the Russian Soyuz spacecraft that will be launched on Apr. 8.

From Mar. 3 through Mar. 7, the two organizations are now accepting applicants who will communicate with the 30-year-old technology researcher by radio waves.