The Korea Aerospace Research Agency and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) held the designation ceremony for the first research and development mission center on the 20th at the KAIST Satellite Research Center in Daejeon. The KAIST Satellite Research Center, designated as the first mission center, has developed numerous satellites ranging from Korea's first satellite, our star 1, to the first small-scale cluster satellite, and operates a program for training specialized personnel in satellite systems. The Korea Aerospace Research Agency has assigned the mission of 'development and application of active control technology for space objects and personnel training' to the first mission center and plans to manage the specialized personnel produced through this process to lead to entrepreneurship and employment.
The Korea Aerospace Research Agency announced it held the second Space Development Promotion Working Committee on the 20th at 10 a.m. under the chairmanship of the agency's head. The committee reviewed four agenda items: the strategy for localizing space component technology, the basic direction for constructing the agency's building, the development plan for the geostationary weather and space weather satellite (Cheollian Satellite No. 5), and the plan for developing low-earth orbit satellite communication technology. The low-earth orbit satellite communication technology development project includes the launch of two low-earth orbit communication satellites based on the 6G standard by 2030. Some of the items presented today will be finalized after deliberation and resolution by the National Space Committee in the future.
KAIST announced that Professor Ryu Seok-young, head of the Department of Computer Science, received the 26th Korea Information Science Society Gaheon Academic Award on the 19th at the Yeosu Expo Convention Center for his outstanding research results in the field of information science. Professor Ryu's research team developed the world's first technique to automatically execute programs and identify errors. Professor Ryu donated the entire prize money of 20 million won received with the Gaheon Academic Award to the KAIST Department of Computer Science scholarship fund. He noted, "The achievements of the research team are all thanks to the students," and expressed hope that the scholarship fund would empower students to take a moment to rest.
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) hosted the first Defense Technology Advancement Workshop from the 19th to the 20th at the Paradise Hotel in Busan. The event included key organizations leading South Korea's defense technology, such as KERI, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, the Defense Technology Promotion Institute, the Rapid Acquisition Technology Research Institute, the Naval Headquarters, and Korea Register, as well as various defense industry participants who shared the status of their mutual research and development efforts in a networking session. KERI President Kim Nam-kyun stated, "As the only electric research institute in the country, KERI will strive to contribute to the advancement of the high-tech defense industry and the realization of South Korea's self-defense."
The KIST Future Foundation announced that it held a ceremony for the Future Foundation Scholar Award and scholarship certificates at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) on the 20th. On this day, Lee Kwan-young, a newly recruited principal researcher at KIST, was selected as the recipient of the Future Foundation Scholar Award and received a plaque and a research incentive grant of 50 million won. Additionally, 10 KIST postdoctoral researchers received scholarship certificates and 6 million won each from the Gu Won Foundation, and a total of 33 domestic and international student researchers were selected as KT&G Foundation scholarship recipients, receiving scholarship certificates and 3 million won each.