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==Biography==
==Biography==


Ko was born in [[Busan]].
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Ko was born in [[Busan]]. A graduate of [[Hanyoung Foreign Language High School]], Ko went on to study Mathematics and Cognitive Science at [[Seoul National University]]. He won a bronze medal at a national amateur boxing tournament in 2004 and climbed a 7,546-meter high mountain in China’s [[Xinjiang]] Province, [[Muztagh Ata]], the same year.
A graduate of [[Hanyoung Foreign Language High School]], Ko went on to study Mathematics and Cognitive Science at [[Seoul National University]].
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He won a bronze medal at a national amateur boxing tournament in 2004 and climbed a 7,546-meter high mountain in China’s [[Xinjiang]] Province, [[Muztagh Ata]], the same year.


After Graduating from Seoul National University, he started working at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a researcher. His research topic was Computer Vision.
After Graduating from Seoul National University, he started working at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a researcher. His research topic was Computer Vision.


On December 25 2006, he was chosen as one of two finalists in the [[Korean Astronaut Program]], set to fly as a crew on the Russian [[Soyuz TMA-12]] in April 2008.
On December 25 2006, he was chosen as one of two finalists in the [[Korean Astronaut Program]], set to fly as a crew on the Russian [[Soyuz TMA-12]] in April 2008.

On September 5, 2007, the [[South Korea|Korean]] Ministry of Science and Technology chose Ko San over [[Yi So-Yeon]] based on performance in [[Test (student assessment)|tests]] during training in [[Russia]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Astronaut.php ITH, South Korea to announce its first astronaut]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/5108147.html Houston Chronicle, "South Korea taps robotics expert as 1st astronaut"]</ref> However, on March 10, 2008, this decision was reversed, after the [[Russian Federal Space Agency]] asked for a replacement because Ko apparently violated security protocol for maintaining secret information twice at the [[Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080310-southkorea-astronaut-switch.html|title=South Korea Switches to Backup for First Astronaut Flight|publisher=space.com|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2008/space-080310-voa02.htm|title=South Korea Will Send Woman Into Space|publisher=globalsecurity.org|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/korea.astronaut.ap/index.html|title= S. Korea names woman as first astronaut|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-03-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080315003345/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/korea.astronaut.ap/index.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-15}}</ref>
On September 5, 2007, the [[South Korea|Korean]] Ministry of Science and Technology chose Ko San over [[Yi So-Yeon]] based on performance in [[Test (student assessment)|tests]] during training in [[Russia]].<ref>[http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/04/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-Astronaut.php ITH, South Korea to announce its first astronaut]</ref> <ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/space/5108147.html Houston Chronicle, "South Korea taps robotics expert as 1st astronaut"]</ref> However, on March 10, 2008, this decision was reversed, after the [[Russian Federal Space Agency]] asked for a replacement because Ko apparently violated security protocol for maintaining secret information twice at the [[Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080310-southkorea-astronaut-switch.html|title=South Korea Switches to Backup for First Astronaut Flight|publisher=space.com|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/library/news/2008/space-080310-voa02.htm|title=South Korea Will Send Woman Into Space|publisher=globalsecurity.org|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-04-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/korea.astronaut.ap/index.html|title= S. Korea names woman as first astronaut|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=2008-03-10|accessdate=2008-03-10 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080315003345/http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/10/korea.astronaut.ap/index.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-03-15}}</ref>


After returning from Russia he started working at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute.
After returning from Russia he continued working at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute.


He started studying public policy at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] in 2010.
He started studying public policy at the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] at [[Harvard University]] in 2010.
Now he is taking a leave of absence from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] to run an NPO, TIDE Institute.
Now he is taking a leave of absence from the [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] to run an NPO, TIDE Institute.


Ko is the CEO and founder of TIDE Institute which is founded in February 2011.
TIDE is an NGO based in Seoul, Korea which promotes global technology entrepreneurship.
TIDE is an NGO based in Seoul, Korea which promotes global technology entrepreneurship.
It has held multiple entrepreneurship events with participants from around the world and runs entrepreneurial academic program every year.
It has held multiple entrepreneurship events with participants from around the world and runs entrepreneurial academic program every year.
In April 2013 it opened Fab Lab Seoul where tools for digital fabrication such as 3D printer, CNC, Laser cutter.
In April 2013 it opened Fab Lab Seoul where tools for digital fabrication such as 3D printer, CNC, Laser cutter.
TIDE stands for Technology, Imagination, Design and Entrepreneurship.
TIDE stands for Technology, Imagination, Design and Entrepreneurship.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 10:57, 18 May 2013

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Ko San
Born (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 47)
Busan, South Korea
Nationality (legal)South Korean
OccupationResearcher
Space career
KAP Astronaut
Selection2006 South Korean program
MissionsNone
Korean name
Hangul
고산
Hanja
高山
Revised RomanizationGo San
McCune–ReischauerKo San

Ko San (born October 19, 1976) is a CEO and founder of TIDE Institute.

Biography

Ko was born in Busan. A graduate of Hanyoung Foreign Language High School, Ko went on to study Mathematics and Cognitive Science at Seoul National University. He won a bronze medal at a national amateur boxing tournament in 2004 and climbed a 7,546-meter high mountain in China’s Xinjiang Province, Muztagh Ata, the same year.

After Graduating from Seoul National University, he started working at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology as a researcher. His research topic was Computer Vision.

On December 25 2006, he was chosen as one of two finalists in the Korean Astronaut Program, set to fly as a crew on the Russian Soyuz TMA-12 in April 2008. On September 5, 2007, the Korean Ministry of Science and Technology chose Ko San over Yi So-Yeon based on performance in tests during training in Russia.[1] [2] However, on March 10, 2008, this decision was reversed, after the Russian Federal Space Agency asked for a replacement because Ko apparently violated security protocol for maintaining secret information twice at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.[3][4][5]

After returning from Russia he continued working at the Korean Aerospace Research Institute.

He started studying public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in 2010. Now he is taking a leave of absence from the John F. Kennedy School of Government to run an NPO, TIDE Institute.

Ko is the CEO and founder of TIDE Institute which is founded in February 2011. TIDE is an NGO based in Seoul, Korea which promotes global technology entrepreneurship. It has held multiple entrepreneurship events with participants from around the world and runs entrepreneurial academic program every year. In April 2013 it opened Fab Lab Seoul where tools for digital fabrication such as 3D printer, CNC, Laser cutter. TIDE stands for Technology, Imagination, Design and Entrepreneurship.

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ ITH, South Korea to announce its first astronaut
  2. ^ Houston Chronicle, "South Korea taps robotics expert as 1st astronaut"
  3. ^ "South Korea Switches to Backup for First Astronaut Flight". space.com. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  4. ^ "South Korea Will Send Woman Into Space". globalsecurity.org. 2008-03-10. Retrieved 2008-04-08.
  5. ^ "S. Korea names woman as first astronaut". CNN. 2008-03-10. Archived from the original on 2008-03-15. Retrieved 2008-03-10.

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