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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In September 2024, KASA outlined initial plans for a lightweight reusable rocket capable of delivering 500 kilograms to LEO.
The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) was created in 2024 to centralize coordination of research and development, space policy, international engagement, and industrial partnerships for South Korea's space program.
The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) was created in 2024 to centralize coordination of R&D, space policy, international engagement, and industrial partnerships for South Korea.
KASA pledged to increase Nuri missions beyond the planned sixth launch in 2027 to as many as nine launches by 2030, targeting at least one launch per year.
KASA’s 2025 Satellite Strategy calls for a feasibility study on a multi-orbital PNT system, including LEO satellites, with a test launch targeted for 2035.
In September 2024, KASA proposed an initial lightweight reusable rocket capable of delivering 500 kilograms to LEO separate from the heavier single-use KSLV-III.
KASA had set a target to establish clear intellectual property guidelines by September 2025 for the KSLV-III program.
KASA's 2025 Satellite Strategy calls for a feasibility study on a multi-orbital PNT system including LEO satellites, with a test launch targeted for 2035.
KASA launched an internal review in October 2024 to explore intellectual property sharing models and international best practices for the KSLV-III program.
KASA maintains a target to complete the KPS constellation by 2035.
KASA plans to send a lunar environment monitoring payload through NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services program aboard Intuitive Machines’ third Moon lander for about $5 million.
South Korea’s National Space Council approved plans in February for a Moon lander to be built by the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) as part of a broader investment in indigenous space technologies.
KASA is indigenously developing a rocket to launch its Moon lander and has a separately approved budget line for the rocket.
KASA is budgeting about $31 million this year toward building a lunar lander with a target completion by 2032.
KASA seeks to strengthen partnerships with the United States, Japan, and Europe, including multilateral participation in NASA’s Artemis program and as a signee of the Artemis Accords.
KASA plans to reduce the cost of space transport to low Earth orbit to below $1,000 per kilogram and to complete a transportation system enabling travel between Earth and space by the 2030s.
KASA aims for South Korea to hold a 10% share of the global space market by 2045.
KASA will construct a launch pad for commercial launch vehicles near the Naro Space Center in South Jeolla Province by 2027.
The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) unveiled projects to develop a partially reusable rocket capable of sending one kilogram of payload to low Earth orbit for less than $1,000 by the mid-2030s.
KASA will start procuring launch services for government satellites from 2027.