Cho Gyeong-chul
Cho Gyeong-chul (
Biography
He was born in
After graduating, he went to the
After obtaining his doctorate, he worked for several corporations, observatories and university in the 1960s, most notably at the United States Naval Observatory and NASA.[3] He went back to South Korea in 1968, where he worked as a professor at Yonsei University, and opened a new department of astronomy and space.[2] He also became chairman of the Korean Astronomical Society (KAS) and Korean Amateur Astronomical Society. In 1969, he interpreted the Apollo 11 Moon landing broadcast on American Forces Korean Network. While he was interpreting, he became so excited that he fell out of his chair. This situation was broadcast widely in Korea, and after that he received the nickname "아폴로 박사."("Apollo baksa", which means "Dr. Apollo")
Later in life, he developed
Awards and honors
Asteroid
References
- ^ a b "4976 Choukyongchol (1991 PM)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "조경철". Encyclopædia Britannica (in Korean). Korea Britannica Inc.
- ^ a b Park Sung-min (2010-03-06). '아폴로박사' 조경철 박사 별세(종합) (in Korean). Seoul. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2010-03-06.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 18 February 2019.