https://spacewatch.global/tag/kasa/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:00:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/kasa/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2024/09/cospar-and-space-agencies-discuss-apophis-flyby-plans/ Wed, 04 Sep 2024 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56834 At the initiative of the Committee on Space Research (COSPAR), representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) and the newly created Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) met in Busan, South Korea, on 15 July 2024 to explore coordinating their planning and approach for missions to the asteroid (99942) Apophis. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/cospar-kicks-off-2024s-scientific-assembly-in-busan/ Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56161 COSPAR has kicked off the COSPAR 2024 Scientific Assembly in Busan, celebrating the theme "Team Spirit in Space Research." The assembly counted around 2800 participants from over 60 countries with attendees engaging with scientists, presenting over 3000 talks and posters, and participating in 150 scientific events. The Assembly brought space leaders from KASA, NASA, CNSA, ISRO, JAXA, ASI, and the UAE together, with the roundtable of Space Agency leaders featuring the next decade of space science programs from each agency. Also, space sustainability emerged as a major recurring theme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/07/isu-to-host-37th-space-studies-program-in-korea/ Mon, 15 Jul 2024 06:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=56098 The International Space University (ISU) has announced that the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies (KOFST) and Hanyang University ERICA Campus will host the 37th Space Studies Program (SSP). As a result, SSP25 will hold in the greater Seoul Metropolitan area, South Korea from 30th June to 22nd August 2025. The SSP is an intensive eight-week program that offers participants a unique and comprehensive professional development experience, covering all aspects of space programs and enterprises]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/05/south-korea-establishes-national-space-agency-kasa/ Thu, 30 May 2024 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=55398 South Korea has officially launched its space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), to lead policy and industrial development in South Korea's aerospace sector. The establishment was made possible after the Country's national assembly passed a special law in January to unify government organizations in charge of space policy and projects. The new agency is based in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, with an annual budget of 758.9 billion won ($556 million) this year. ]]>