2017.06.08 12:13
June 7, 2017
Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim (PDF 272 Kb)
Astronaut Candidate Jonny Kim / Resident Physician Massachussetts General Hospital / Los Angeles, CA.
Summary:
Dr. Jonny Kim has been selected by NASA to join the 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class. He will report for duty in August 2017. The California native trained and operated as a Navy SEAL, completing more than 100 combat operations and earning a Silver Star and Bronze Star with Combat “V”. Afterward, he went on to complete a degree in Mathematics at the University of San Diego and a Doctorate of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
Personal Data:
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California. His interests include spending time with his family, volunteering with non-profit veteran organizations, academic mentoring, working out and learning new skills.
Education:
Graduated from Santa Monica High School in Santa Monica, California, 2002. Earned a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, summa cum laude from the University of San Diego, 2012. Earned a Doctorate of Medicine from Harvard Medical School, 2016. Served his medical internship at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, 2017.
Experience:
Kim enlisted in the Navy as a Seaman recruit following graduation from Santa Monica High School in 2002. After completion of training at Naval Special Warfare, he was assigned as a Special Warfare Operator to SEAL Team THREE in San Diego, California. He served as a combat medic, sniper, navigator and point man on more than 100 combat operations spanning two deployments to the Middle East before accepting the Navy’s commissioning program in 2009. Kim was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) into the Medical Corps following graduation from the University of San Diego in 2012. At the time of his selection in June 2017, Kim was a resident physician in emergency medicine with Partners Healthcare at Massachusetts General Hospital.
NASA Experience:
Kim will report for duty in August 2017 to begin two years of training as an Astronaut Candidate. Upon completion, he will be assigned technical duties in the Astronaut Office while he awaits a flight assignment.
Awards/Honors:
Military decorations include Silver Star Medal; Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V”; Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with Combat “V”; and various other service awards. Special Operations Medical Association 2006 Naval Special Warfare Medic of the Year; 2012 Tillman Scholar.
Last Updated: June 7, 2017
Editor: Mark Garcia
2017.06.08 12:19
2017.06.08 12:29
Finally Korea has produced the first "Right Stuff" in USA.
We all Koreans should be proud of him and certainly are looking forward to
his future contributions to mankind through his future endeavors in space.
2017.06.08 12:29
Bright news indeed, Sir - in this miserable Spring weather and News from Korea.
I shall move this article to perk up mood for my friends all over, especially for young
generation to take Jonny as A Role Model.
"Where there is A Will, there is A Way"
I'll tell them.
2017.06.08 21:31
저도 여러분과 동감입니다.
Astronaut candidate Jonny Kim은 고등학교 졸업후 navy Seal에
입대 100여번이넘는 실전경험과 하바드 의대를 졸업할만큼 지와 용을겸비한
대한민국 피를 받은 젊은이라 생각되어 무척 자랑스러우며 앞으로의 그의 활약이
기대됩니다. 규정
2017.06.09 01:57
The Right Stuff
PG1983 ‧ Drama film/Docudrama ‧ 3h 13m
This adaptation of the non-fiction novel by Tom Wolfe chronicles the first 15 years of America's space program. By focusing on the lives of the Mercury astronauts, including John Glenn (Ed Harris) and Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn), the film recounts the dangers and frustrations experienced by those inv… More
Release date: October 21, 1983 (USA)
Director: Philip Kaufman
Story by: Tom Wolfe
Screenplay: Philip Kaufman
Music composed by: Bill Conti
2017.06.17 00:25
Another one is Yul Kwon, who won the CBS competition "Survivor" several years ago.
As a graduate of Stanford and the prestigeous Yale Law School, he wanted to
break the typical "Nerd" image of second generation Korean American youngsters.
Several years ago, I met this small but tightly built Korean American youngster
in a fund raising party when he explained why he served American Marine Corps
after college and applied for the CBS Survial show.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yul_Kwon
조니 김
미 해군 특수부대 '네이비실' 출신 한인 의사가 미항공우주국(NASA) 우주비행사 후보에 올랐다.
매사추세츠 제너럴병원 레지던트 조니 김씨
NASA 지원해 1500대 1 경쟁률 뚫고 선발돼
해군 특수부대 중동 파병, 100차례 작전 수행
8월부터 존슨스페이스센터서 2년간 훈련 돌입
NASA가 7일 발표한 2017 우주비행사 후보 12명 중 조니 김(33·사진)씨가 유일한 한인으로 선발됐다. 경쟁률은 1500대 1. 캘리포니아주 LA에서 태어나고 자란 김씨는 산타모니카 고교 졸업 후 해군에 입대해 엘리트 특수부대인 네이비실에서 활약했다. 두 차례 중동 지역에 파병돼 100여 차례 작전을 수행했다. 그후 2009년 해군 ROTC를 통해 장교에 임관했다. 이후 UC샌디에이고 수학과를 우등으로 졸업하고 하버드 의대에 진학해 의학 박사까지 취득했다. 의대 졸업 후 메사추세츠주 제너럴병원의 응급 의학과 레지던트로 근무하던 중 이번 NASA의 우주비행사에 지원했다.
김씨를 포함한 이들은 8월부터 존슨 스페이스센터에서 2년간의 우주비행사 훈련에 돌입한다. 그 후 김씨는 우주선 탑승 전까지 기술 지원 등의 업무를 오피스에서 수행할 예정이며 추후 국제우주정거장(ISS)에서 연구 수행, NASA의 새 우주선인 오리온(Orion)에서의 심우주 임무 수행 등 우주비행사로서의 임무를 할당받게 된다.
로버트 라잇풋 NASA 국장은 “인원이 늘어난 만큼 더욱 심도있는 연구와 업무 수행을 할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다”고 밝혔다. 마이크 펜스 부통령도 이날 선발된 우주비행사들이 모인 텍사스주 휴스턴의 존슨 스페이스센터를 방문해 격려와 기대를 전했다.
12명의 후보 중 최연소는 29세 제시카 왓킨스, 카일라 베론, 제나 카드맨 등이며 최고령은 42세 밥 하인스이며 NASA측은 지원자가 많아 2000년 이후 가장 많은 인원을 우주비행사 후보로 선정했다고 밝혔다.
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