I cannot believe I became some kind of hero. I'm just a common Korean woman. Yi So-Yeon More Quotes by Yi So-Yeon More Quotes From Yi So-Yeon On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity. Yi So-Yeon nothing space strength men I felt so free in space, flying around and unrestrained by any social relationships, but my life since has changed a lot. Now I am extra-careful about what I say and do because everyone recognises me. Yi So-Yeon i-am my-life me life They gave me 18 experiments to complete in my 10 days in the ISS. That's a lot. Everyone told me I didn't have to complete all of them, that it wasn't expected of me. But I knew everyone was watching me, so I gave up meals and sleep and completed all 18 experiments. It's a very Korean thing to do. Yi So-Yeon everyone watching me sleep There is something addictive in space that makes you want to go back - like the mountain climbers who want to go back to the Himalayas although their fingers were cut by frostbite. Yi So-Yeon back you mountain space I will try and make peace between North and South Korea. Yi So-Yeon south-korea will try peace I will do my best to support science in Korea and space programs in Korea. Yi So-Yeon best support space science I've decided to study the MBA, as it's crucial to have comprehensive knowledge of business administration and management in running science technology institutes as well as making science-related policies. Yi So-Yeon technology business science knowledge California is an easy place to be an Asian woman engineer. Yi So-Yeon engineer woman place easy It's not uncommon in South Korea for a building to not have a women's bathroom. Yi So-Yeon south-korea bathroom women building Only in space did I realize how lucky I am to be Korean. Only in Korea could I have gone to space before turning 30 years old. Yi So-Yeon realize i-am lucky space If you ask me what's harder, being famous or flying to space, I'd say fame is much harder. Yi So-Yeon me you flying space I feel bad that I'm the one always blamed for the failure of the space business - even though there are problems with government policy toward the space business. Yi So-Yeon feel failure government business