- South Korea launched its first space agency.
- South Korea has plans to make a Mars landing by 2045.
- President Yoon Suk Yeol said it plans to spend 100 trillion won ($72.6 billion) until then on space exploration.
- The Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) will lead the country’s “space economy”.
- South Korea’s first lunar lander is planned for 2032.
- With the launch of the Nuri rocket in May 2023, South Korea became the seventh nation to possess its own space launch vehicle and satellite development technology.
- By 2027, South Korea plans to conduct at least three more space launches. Plans to launch military satellites are also in place.
- North Korea attempted to launch a rocket on May 27, 2024, but was unable to place its second military spy satellite into orbit.
- Japan was the fifth nation to send a lander to the moon in January.
- India was the fourth country to land on the moon last year.
