First Korean-American NASA Astronaut Is Also a Navy SEAL and Harvard Medical Graduate

First Korean-American NASA Astronaut Is Also a Navy SEAL and Harvard Medical Graduate
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NASA is preparing for the next generation of human space travel with its Artemis program, which according to the agency “will land the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, using innovative technologies to explore more of the lunar surface than ever before.”

The Artemis program will also take NASA’s first Korean-American astronaut, Jonny Kim, to space. But this accomplishment is just one of many for the young Korean, whose path leading up to NASA has included graduating from Harvard Medical School and serving in the elite fighting force: the Navy SEALS.