우주항공청
The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) is a South Korean government-funded space agency established in May 2024. KASA's aim is to become one of the top five leading space agencies, with goals that include developing the KSLV-III rocket and landing spacecraft on the Moon by 2032 and Mars by 2045. KASA collaborates with international partners like NASA and the Saudi Space Agency (SSA) on space exploration, science, and aeronautics. Key focuses include lunar exploration, deep space technology, satellite launches, and fostering the domestic space industry.
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The Korea AeroSpace Administration is administering South Korea’s accelerated aerospace strategy.
South Korea’s South Coast Aerospace Industrial Belt connects Goheung, Suncheon, Jinju, and Changwon around KASA’s headquarters in Sacheon.
KASA is preparing the Space Utilization Promotion Act to create a legal framework for direct government procurement of private-sector products and services for national space systems.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration administers South Korea’s low Earth orbit satellite communications project.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration has direct oversight over KARI and KASI.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration is pursuing a lunar landing by 2032 and a Mars mission by 2045.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration had 293 staff members and a $725 million budget for 2025.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration was established in May 2024.
INNOSPACE is undergoing review with the Korea AeroSpace Administration to obtain launch authorisation for a follow-up HANBIT-Nano launch.
INNOSPACE is undergoing review with the Korea AeroSpace Administration to obtain launch authorisation for HANBIT-Nano.
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Administration began specialized space environment training for Republic of Korea Air Force forecasters at the Space Environment Center.
The next Vega-C launch will carry either KASA's KOMPSAT-6 and ASI's PLATiNO-1 or ESA's Sentinel-1C and FLEX.
South Korea’s KASA agency signed a cooperation memorandum of understanding with CSA in April 2026.
KASA brings a funded south pole lander and a $72 billion ten-year program budget to the proposed lunar consortium.
KASA planned to increase its New Space Fund from ₩8.1B ($5.6M) to ₩200B ($138.5M) in March.
CSA President Lisa Campbell and KASA Administrator Taeseog Oh signed the memorandum at the 41st Space Symposium in Colorado Springs.
The Canadian Space Agency and Korea AeroSpace Administration will create a working-level group to identify joint projects and facilitate alliances between private companies in Canada and South Korea.
The Canadian Space Agency and Korea AeroSpace Administration signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a strategic industrial alliance.
KASA's CAS500-2 is the primary payload on an upcoming NAOS-like rideshare mission.
In several hours, the SLS upper stage will deploy four CubeSats from Argentina’s Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales, the German Aerospace Center, Korea AeroSpace Administration, and Saudi Space Agency.