Korea AeroSpace Administration

The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA; Korean: 우주항공청) is a Korean government-funded space and aeronautics agency. Established under the Ministry of Science and ICT, KASA oversees the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.[1] Its headquarters is located in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province.

Korea AeroSpace Administration
우주항공청
Formation27 May 2024
TypeGovernmental organisation
HeadquartersSacheon, South Korea
Location
Coordinates35.0520049°N 128.0413561°E / 35.0520049; 128.0413561
President
Yoon Yeongbin
Staff
241
Websitekasa.go.kr/eng/web/main.do
Korea AeroSpace Administration
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationUju hanggongcheong
McCune–ReischauerUju hanggongch'ŏng

Timeline

KASA was established on 27 May 2024 as part of a campaign promise made by President Yoon Suk Yeol to reform national politics, including shifting space exploration to the private sector.[2] Seen as the domestic version of NASA, KASA aims to become one of the top five leading space agencies through developing the KSLV-III rocket and creating and landing homegrown spacecraft on the Moon by 2032 and Mars by 2045.[3][4]

See also

References
  1. 배민영 (8 January 2024). "'한국판 나사' 우주항공청, 과기부에 설치… 항우연·천문연도 편입". Segye Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  2. Normile, Dennis (27 May 2024). "South Korea launches its own NASA: New agency aims to boost science and commercial space projects". Science.org. American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  3. Kim, Na-young (26 May 2024). "S. Korea launches space agency to compete in global space race". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. Jones, Andrew (7 June 2024). "South Korea creates new KASA space agency, sets sights on the moon and Mars". Space.com. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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