Korean Space Agency Wants To Use Reusable Rockets By 2035

Head of KASA Yoon Young-bin (photo: dock. KASA)

JAKARTA Since establishing a special institution in the space sector, South Korea has continued to create the latest innovations. This time, the country wants to launch a reusable or reusable space rocket.

This plan was revealed when Korea held the Third National Space Committee. At the meeting, the Korean Space Agency (KASA) said that they would focus on developing the core technology of the next generation of space rockets.

"We believe this is the right time to discuss strategies to independently launch lunar lander rides and develop economically viable space launchers," said KASA head, quoted by JoongAng media.

KASA has also targeted the year of completion of the major project. The Korean space agency wants to get a reusable rocket by 2035. That way, KASA will continue to use non-reusable rockets for lunar exploration missions in 2032.

According to Yoon, the development of reusable rockets will face challenges because the project has already started. However, KASA handed over its manufacturing contacts to private industry players with a non-reusable system design.

This goes against the latest KASA plan. Yoon could not confirm whether the contractor was able to work on this latest project. However, if development has gone far, KASA is unlikely to overhaul its work from scratch.

They will open new projects with new developers, of course with new contracts as well. However, to open this reusable rocket project, KASA requires further review.