Early Preparation for Space Aviation Agency Establishment 'Steadily'... Gyeongnam Province, Sacheon City, and 12 Organizations United

Gyeongnam Provincial Government. / Photo by Se-ryeong Lee ryeong@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] Gyeongsangnam-do and Sacheon City rolled up their sleeves on the 2nd to establish the Aerospace Agency in Sacheon.

At the Aerospace Agency Sacheon Establishment Task Force (TF) meeting held at the Western Government Complex of the provincial office, representatives from 12 organizations attended, including Gyeongnam Province, Sacheon City, Korea Aerospace Industries, Gyeongnam Technopark Aerospace Center, Sacheon Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Korea Testing Laboratory, and Korea Aerospace Industry Promotion Association.

At the fourth meeting since the first one held in May, the progress of the service related to the establishment of the Aerospace Agency and government trends were shared.

Focusing on discussions about the direction for the early establishment of the Aerospace Agency, opinions were exchanged on the development direction of the aerospace industry linked to the Aerospace Agency, plans for organizing an aerospace policy forum for external promotion, and operational methods.

Following the government's announcement in October to promote a special law for the Aerospace Agency, the province and Sacheon City stated that they have begun preparations at the provincial level while communicating with the government to accelerate the establishment of the Aerospace Agency.

▲ Visits to the National Assembly and central government ministries such as the Ministry of Science and ICT ▲ Promotion through all online and offline media including newspaper pages, social networking services (SNS), bus exterior advertisements, and event promotion booths ▲ Participation in the Aerospace Agency Early Establishment Relay Challenge, among others.

A provincial official explained, “We are proposing the enactment of the special law and the establishment of a government-level roadmap, and through promotion, we are inducing national interest and support for the establishment of the Aerospace Agency in Sacheon.”

In this regard, Gyeongsangnam-do plans to complete a service to establish an urban development strategy linked to the Aerospace Agency together with Sacheon City by the end of next year.

The strategy will include analysis of site conditions for the Aerospace Agency and improvement plans for residential conditions linked to the Aerospace Agency.

Co-chairman Jo Yeomun, Director of the Aerospace Industry Division, said, “We will spare no effort to gather the capabilities of the residents through various methods such as actively communicating with the government and maintaining a close cooperative system to achieve the early establishment of the Aerospace Agency.”

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