한국항공우주연구원
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), established in 1989, is South Korea's national space agency responsible for aerospace research and development. KARI's primary activities include developing satellites (like the Arirang series), launch vehicles (such as the KSLV-2), and core technologies for aircraft. It also operates the Naro Space Center and collaborates with international partners like JAXA on space missions. KARI aims to advance South Korea's capabilities in space exploration, satellite technology, and aerospace engineering.
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The Korea AeroSpace Administration has direct oversight over KARI and KASI.
Intuitive Machines is the prime contractor for operations of the ShadowCam instrument on the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter.
On May 18, 2026, Intuitive Machines was selected as the prime contractor for operations of NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) and KARI’s ShadowCam instrument.
The SST Think Tank, BlueTide Capital and KARI partnership includes support for a Singapore-based accelerator programme for Korean aerospace, defence and deep tech companies.
SST Think Tank, BlueTide Capital and South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Research Institute formed a partnership to support the international expansion of Korean space and deep tech companies into Singapore and the wider Asia-Pacific region.
The SST Think Tank, BlueTide Capital and KARI partnership will focus on proof-of-concept testbeds, local partnerships, commercialisation, revenue generation and investor connections.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the Compact Advanced Satellite 500-2 (CAS500-2) for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute built the CAS500-2 Earth observation satellite.
Kongsberg NanoAvionics has previously collaborated with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Institute for Basic Science.
Dr. Jongtae Jang, Principal Researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), participated in the project and contributed thermal-model-based verification of the wheel's endurance to lunar temperature swings.
Teledyne Space Imaging has supplied space-qualified imaging sensors, focal plane arrays, and camera systems to major agencies including NASA, ESA, JAXA, and KARI and has contributed to more than 250 space projects.
Kari A. Bingen, Director of the CSIS Aerospace Security Project, emphasizes that space is a high ground for diplomatic and military leverage.
Dr. Jongtae Jang from KARI explained that the team optimized and verified the wheel with mathematical thermal models to endure temperature swings of about 300 degrees on the Moon.
The mission's success enhances collaboration between Arianespace and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
KOMPSAT-7 was developed by KARI at its facility in Daejeon, South Korea.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute supervised final launch operations for the Nuri rocket.
Arianespace has launched four satellites for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.
The mission of the Kompsat 7 satellite is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA), KARI, and KASA, the space agencies of South Korea.
The mission VV28 was launched for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
The KOMPSAT-7 satellite was developed by Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KARI).