Gwangju Metropolitan City, South Jeolla Province and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province have submitted bids for the call to select a site for the second space center, which will succeed the Naro Space Center.
The Korea Aerospace Administration announced on the 9th that two local governments applied for the call for bids to build the second space center, which was held from June 22 to the 6th.
The second space center is planned to be built with launch facilities and reusable landing infrastructure in response to increasing satellite launch demand and expanded operations of reusable launch vehicles. The project period will span seven years from 2028 to 2034.
Currently, the only space launch site operated by the Korea Aerospace Administration is the Naro Space Center located at Oenaro, Goheung, South Jeolla Province. The Naro Space Center was completed in 2009. The Korean-type launch vehicle "Nuri" was launched from this site.
The Korea Aerospace Administration plans to review whether the bidding local governments meet the basic requirements for the site through a site selection committee. It will comprehensively evaluate factors such as launch operational feasibility, environment for building launch infrastructure, and location and social conditions, with final selection results expected to be announced in October.
Oh Tae-seok (Commissioner)_ said, "The second space center will become a national core space transportation infrastructure as we enter the New Space era," adding, "We will select the optimal site through a fair and transparent process."
in TECH
