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 Research Institute signed a contract with SpaceX to use the Falcon 9 rocket for the first 800-kilogram spy satellite launch in the United States scheduled for 2023.
HawkEye 360's chief strategy officer Kari Bingen stated that the sharing of intelligence is unprecedented.
KARI indicated that fixing the helium tank anchoring and oxidizer tank structural issues will take time and that KSLV-2’s second test flight scheduled for May 2022 could be delayed.
Hanwha Aerospace published a plan on 2021-12-06 to develop a small satellite launcher with KARI.
Contec was established in 2015 as a spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.
Contec was established in January 2015 as a spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Ball Aerospace developed the Geostationary Environment Monitoring Spectrometer (GEMS) for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Contec was established in January 2015 as a spin-off from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
The ROK Air Force has improved its space situational awareness capabilities since 2017 through joint projects with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute.
KARI plans another test flight of KSLV-2 in May using the same rocket hardware and plans four more KSLV-2 launches by 2027 to increase reliability.
The developed common bulkhead propellant tank will be used as a major component of a 500 kg smallsat launch vehicle being developed by Korean Air and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.
Korean Air has formed an industry and academic consortium with the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, NDT Engineering and Aerospace, and Korea Aerospace University to develop common bulkhead propellant tanks for small satellite launch vehicles by 2026 with a budget of 32 billion won.
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will stop developing 500-kilogram-class satellites by 2025 at the latest and selected KAI as its successor to lead that category.
KARI plans a demonstration launch of the KSLV-2 rocket from the Naro Space Center in Goheung in October 2021.
KARI jointly developed the 500-kilogram CAS500-1 remote sensing satellite with a group of selected industry partners starting in 2015.
Lee Sang-ryool has spent 35 years working at KARI.
If the KSLV-2 demonstration launch succeeds, KARI plans a second KSLV-2 launch carrying a real satellite in May 2022 from the same launch site.
KARI intends to stop direct development of 500-kilogram-class spacecraft by 2025 and shift focus to satellite categories that still require government support.
Lee Sang-ryool plans to spin off near-term space applications to the private sector and refocus KARI on long-term investments that he expects will not pay off until 2050.
Lee Sang-ryool held an online news conference on 2021-05-06, which was KARI’s first news conference since he took office.