Editor’s Note
This article outlines a recent meeting between Jinju City officials and leaders of South Korea’s major aerospace research institutes to explore collaborative development plans for the industry.
Mayor Cho Gyu-il met with KARI President Lee Sang-cheol (left) and KASI President Park Jang-hyun (right) to cooperate on aerospace industry development.
On the 15th, Jinju City visited the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), both located in Daejeon, and held a meeting to cooperate on the development of the aerospace industry.
This visit was arranged to establish a cooperative system between Jinju City, which was designated as a satellite-specialized district within the space industry cluster alongside the establishment of the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA), and South Korea’s leading space research institutions, and to explore mutual development plans.
On this day, Jinju Mayor Cho Gyu-il met with key officials including KASI President Park Jang-hyun and KARI President Lee Sang-cheol, sharing Jinju City’s vision for fostering the space industry and its plans to create an aerospace industry ecosystem.
Subsequently, extensive and in-depth discussions were held on areas of cooperation that could generate mutual synergy between the institutions and development directions linked to each institution’s expertise.
Following its success as the first local government in the nation to launch and operate the ultra-small satellite ‘Jinju Saet-1B’, Jinju City is also developing ‘Jinju Saet-2’, equipped with sea surface temperature and ocean color detection sensors.
Furthermore, the city is solidifying its foundation as a leading aerospace city by creating a space industry ecosystem, including the establishment of space environment test facilities following the designation of the space industry cluster satellite-specialized district and the opening of the Gyeongnam branch of the Korea Space Technology Promotion Association.