President Park Geun-hye of South Korea Visits NASA Goddard

As part of her visit to the United States, President Park Geun-hye of South Korea visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. On Oct. 14, 2015. The visit offered an opportunity to celebrate past collaborative efforts between the American and South Korean space programs along with presentations on current projects and programs underway at Goddard.

Caption: resident Park Geun-hye of South Korea watches a message sent down from Astronaut Scott Kelly aboard the International Space Station. Kelly who is a little more than halfway thru a year-long stay on ISS welcomed Madam Park to NASA Goddard. Her visit to Goddard offered an opportunity to celebrate past collaborative efforts between the American and South Korean space programs along with presentations on current projects and programs underway at Goddard.

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