Naro Space Center
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Naro Space Center is the first spaceport of the Republic of Korea, built in Goheung County, South Jeolla. With majority of the construction complete, it is expected to open in 2008. Built on 4.95 million square meters of reclaimed land, Korea Space Center is expected to send a Korea Space Launch Vehicle into space in December, 2008.^[1]

The spaceport will be operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute and will include a launch tower, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities and space simulators.^[2]

References

1. ^ "First South Korean astronaut selected ", http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14338/1066/, William Atkins, ITWire, 05 September 2007, accessed October 12, 2007
2. ^ South Korea Begins Construction Of New Space Center – Korean Information Service, SpaceDaily, August 12, 2003

See also

• Korea Aerospace Research Institute
• Korean Astronaut Program
• List of Korea-related topics
• Asia's Space Race

External links

• Official Website (English)
• Public relations website by Goheung County

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