The US space agency NASA expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus. Mark Clampin, NASA\u2019s astrophysics division director, and John Wisniewski, a NASA scientist for the SPHEREx, a future space observatory, attended an event on bilateral space cooperation at the South Korean Embassy in Washington on Thursday, Yonhap news agency reported. The event took place as Seoul is preparing to launch a full-fledged national space agency, called the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), in Sacheon, some 300 kilometres south of Seoul, on May 27. KASA is to serve as NASA\u2019s counterpart.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe fully expect that as we get to the future, there will be more collaborations,\u201d Clampin said. \u201cI am sure that there will be other opportunities in the future to further develop the relationship.\u201d Wisniewski underscored the importance of South Korea\u2019s expertise in collaborative projects as he responded to a question about the benefits that NASA gets from cooperation with Korean scientists. \u201cEverybody has their strengths,\u201d Wisniewski said, noting that the SPHEREx, expected to launch in February next year, covers an \u201cincredible\u201d breadth of science.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone brings their expertise. If you pull those all together, it makes a stronger product.\u201d According to a Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) official, the state-funded KASI has contributed to the SPHEREx programme in terms of legacy sciences, calibration facilities and other areas. Asked to give tips for the soon-to-be-launched KASA, Clampin underlined the need to \u201clearn lessons\u201d from failures. \u201cEvery time we do a new mission, we\u2019ve got to take time to think about what we learn from doing this if we do it right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cQuite often, we\u2019ve made mistakes along the way. You have to make it a learning process as you go along.\u201d In his congratulatory remarks, South Korean Ambassador Cho Hyun-dong said that South Korea is largely a newcomer in the space domain but will work hard to \u201ccatch up.\u201d \u201cWe are catching up soon, maybe sooner than you expect,\u201d he quipped. The event came as Seoul and Washington have been seeking to broaden the scope of their alliance to cover a wide range of areas, including technology, space and economic security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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