The Korea AeroSpace Administration will pursue cooperation in space with the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), including use of launch sites, lunar exploration, and satellite data sharing.
The Korea AeroSpace Administration said on the 27th (local time) in Brasília, Brazil, that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on cooperation for the peaceful use of outer space with the Brazilian Space Agency.
The agreement was pursued as a follow-up to the Korea-Brazil summit on Feb. It is the first memorandum of understanding the Korea AeroSpace Administration has signed with a Latin American country's space agency since its launch in 2024.
Under the agreement, the two agencies agreed to cooperate in areas including regulatory coordination related to launch authorization, scientific, technological, and commercial activities related to lunar exploration, development of the space industry and space economy, and satellite data sharing.
Brazil is evaluated as a country with favorable conditions for operating space launch vehicles because it has the Alcântara Space Center near the equator. The Korea AeroSpace Administration expects that once cooperation on launch authorization procedures and regulations is made concrete, it will help reduce the administrative burden and expense that domestic space companies face when pursuing overseas launches.
Cooperation between the two countries' corporations will also be pursued in aircraft manufacturing. The Korea AeroSpace Administration added that on the 28th (local time) during its visit to Brazil, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer are scheduled to sign a memorandum of understanding.
Oh Tae-seok, head of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, said, "With this agreement as a starting point, we expect to support domestic space companies' overseas launches and entry into the Brazilian market," adding, "We will also support concrete cooperative projects in aircraft manufacturing."