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Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Also Known As KARI
Space Agencies of Asia

South Korea's national space agency, founded in 1989 and headquartered in the Daedeok Science Town area of Daejeon. Developed the Nuri (KSLV-II) rocket, South Korea's first indigenously built satellite launch vehicle, which reached orbit in 2022; its first stage uses four clustered engines, each producing 75 metric tons of thrust, with all three stages built on domestically developed rocket engines.

Facts
Agency Type
National civilian space agency 1
Founded Year
1989 1
Headquarters
Daedeok Science Town, Daejeon, South Korea 1
Connections

Operates

Danuri, Spacecraft
Source Wikipedia: Danuri
Danuri Mission, Missions and Programs
Source Wikipedia: Danuri
Nuri (KSLV-II), Launch Vehicles
Source Encyclopedia Astronautica
Yi So-yeon, Astronauts and Cosmonauts
Source Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon
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Same As

Korea Aerospace Research Institute

Also in Science Atlas: the same subject.

Located In

South Korea

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is located.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - headquarters
    Daejeon, specifically in the Daedeok Science Town area
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - agency type
    South Korea launched its next rocket, the KSLV-2 in 2021
  • Korea Aerospace Research Institute, lead section (alias)
    The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI; Korean: Hanguk hanggong uju yeonguwon), established in 1989, is the aeronautics and space agency of South Korea
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Wikipedia: Korea Aerospace Research Institute
Wikimedia FoundationKorea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - lead summary
Quote, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Wikipedia) - lead summary
The agency was founded in 1989.
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Encyclopedia Astronautica
Operates: Nuri (KSLV-II)
Wikipedia: Danuri
  • Operates: Danuri, Infobox, operator (operator)
  • Operates: Danuri Mission, Infobox: operator
    Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
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Wikipedia: Yi So-yeon
Operates: Yi So-yeon, Article text: agency link
Quote, Operates: Yi So-yeon, Article text: agency link
Afterwards, Yi worked as a researcher at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
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