Goheung-gun Welcomes Hanwha Aerospace's Selection for Launch Vehicle System Assembly

Great Expectations for Revitalizing Front and Rear Industries in Goheung Space Launch Vehicle Specialized Zone

Space Launch Vehicle Industry Cluster to Become a Cornerstone for Rebounding into a City of 100,000 Population

[Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo] Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gong Young-min) announced that it "actively welcomes and congratulates together with more than 63,000 residents" the Ministry of Science and ICT's selection on the 7th of Hanwha Aerospace as the preferred negotiator for the Korean-type space launch vehicle Nuriho system integrator.

The Nuriho repeated launch project is a five-year project until 2027 with a total project cost of 687.38 billion KRW. Hanwha, as the system integrator, will oversee the production and launch of a total of four rockets, and will receive the entire cycle of core technologies including design, production, testing, and launch operation of the Nuriho launch vehicle from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute.

Hanwha Aerospace developed the 75-ton class engine, the core of the Nuriho launch vehicle, as the seventh in the world, and is the top domestic space launch vehicle company with production capabilities from major launch vehicle parts to test facilities.

The county plans to continuously negotiate so that Hanwha Aerospace establishes an assembly plant in Goheung through investment attraction once it is finally selected as the project target through priority negotiation consultations with KARI, and plans to form an industry-academia-research expert promotion system and establish a dedicated organization for active communication and consultation.

Governor Gong Young-min said, "I send my gratitude and congratulations to all Hanwha executives and employees for their hard work so far," and added, "Our Goheung-gun will devote all efforts to discovering upstream and downstream space industries and securing budgets, taking advantage of the designation as a launch vehicle specialized zone, which will be a cornerstone for the leap to a city of 100,000 population," expressing ambitious aspirations to become a space industry ecosystem city.

Also, Kim Im-jin, Chairman of the Goheung-gun Prosperity Association, said, "Congratulations to all executives and employees as Hanwha was selected as the system integrator for the Nuriho repeated launch project," and added, "I hope the space industry cluster project will be a discovery of future food sources for the region and a leap to a new future city."

Jeollanam-do and Goheung-gun will invest about 1.6 trillion KRW by 2031 to prepare 24 core tasks in 8 fields and promote the 'Space Launch Vehicle Industry Cluster' project.

The main projects include ▲ establishment of a specialized industrial complex for the concentration of space launch vehicle manufacturing companies ▲ expansion of private launch sites and combustion test sites ▲ construction of private space development infrastructure such as assembly buildings ▲ company test evaluation and certification ▲ establishment of a comprehensive support center for companies performing functions such as professional manpower training ▲ creation of the Space Launch Vehicle Science Complex, a space science experience and education facility.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Science and ICT plans to build the space industry cluster as a triangular system by adding Daejeon as a research and talent development specialized zone to the existing launch vehicle specialized zone in Jeonnam Goheung and satellite specialized zone in Gyeongnam, and plans to finalize the designation through the National Space Committee review in November.

Goheung=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shim Jeong-woo hss79@asiae.co.kr

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