Seoul 8 Aug : The Seoul government plans to release the “space economic roadmap” in the next year, which will include the development of lunar landers and lunar rover the president’s science secretary stated. “In order to advance as a space-based power we will develop strategies for space development and implement them as soon as possible,” Cho Seong-kyung, the president’s secretary in charge of science and technology issues told reporters.
The “future space economy roadmap” includes the development of the new generation space vehicle in 2031 and a start of lunar lander development in 2024, the official said.
South Korea has been pushing forward with its space programs.
This week, the country’s first moon orbiter, also known as Danuri was able to successfully complete its planned course towards the moon.
In June, the nation successfully launched a spacecraft, Nuri, in the second attempt to launch satellites in orbit.
South Korea confirmed that the orbiter was generating electricity with solar panels, and that all devices onboard were working properly after it was launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral in the US.
Danuri also conducted its first communications with Danuri also made its first communication with a Deep Space Network antenna of NASA in Australia’s Canberra according to the Ministry of Science and Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
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