Seoul, July 3 (IANS) South Korea aims to establish a low-Earth orbit satellite communications network composed of hundreds of satellites by 2035 and accelerate the country’s first lunar landing to 2030, the state-run space agency said on Friday.The Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) unveiled the plan during a public briefing on advanced industry development held in the southeastern city of Jinju. The strategy was approved earlier in the day by the National Space Council, chaired by President …
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Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) Hanwha Aerospace has won a $71.5 million (103.3 billion-won) contract to develop the propulsion system for South Korea’s first-ever lunar lander planned for launch in 2032, the company said on Monday.Under the contract with the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Hanwha Aerospace will be responsible for producing, assembling, and testing key propulsion components, including the engine and attitude control thrusters, through 2032, Yonhap news agency reported.The Sou…