South Korean Overcomes Tremendous Odds

South Korea announced that it will soon send its first  astronaut into space. Next year, a South Korean citizen, will fly on a Russian Soyuz capsule to the international space station. At the space station Ko San will work on numerous scientific experiments with Russian astronauts. 

This is a very interesting and significant international event. Words cannot express the tremendous odds that Ko San was forced to overcome to become the first South Korean astronaut. Furthermore, who would have thought 20 years ago that Russia would be collaborating with South Korea on an international level. 

If society is going to set foot on Mars in the next 50 years it will take an international effort. Countries across the globe will need to collaborate and work together. This announcement shows that there is hope for continued international cooperation.