Seoul: South Korea has designated May 27 as Aerospace Day to commemorate the launch of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) and proclaim the country’s commitment to becoming a global space power, the national space agency said on Monday.
The day will be commemorated as a national memorial day starting next year, according to KASA, established on May 27 this year, Yonhap news agency reported. The designation has been made to uphold the country’s goal of becoming one of the five global aerospace industry leaders and creating a space economy, it said.
KASA added it will work to come up with various celebration events for the inaugural Aerospace Day in 2025 and inspire the morale of workers in the aerospace industry.
Earlier this month, a solar coronagraph jointly developed by South Korea and the US was successfully installed on the International Space Station (ISS). It will begin its mission of observing the sun and its outer atmosphere, or corona, KASA said.
The Coronal Diagnostic Experiment (CODEX) was installed on the ISS’s external platform, successfully received power, and established communications, KASA said.