Sacheon-si, Space Aviation Agency Special Act... Legislative Process in Full Swing

National Assembly Science and ICT Committee Subcommittee 1 Submission

Establishment of Aviation Authority Within the Year Becomes Visible

The legislative process for the Space Aviation Agency, known as the Korean version of NASA, has officially begun.

According to Sacheon City on the 25th, the Special Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Space Aviation Agency was submitted to the full meeting of the Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting and Communications Committee on that day.

Thereafter, the special act is scheduled to be handled by the Committee's 1st Subcommittee, and after the subcommittee's review, it will be referred to the full committee meeting, the Judiciary Committee, and then to the National Assembly plenary session.

Sacheon City Hall, Gyeongnam.

On that day, Park Seong-jung, the 1st Subcommittee Chairman and the spokesperson for the People Power Party in the Science and Technology Committee, said, "Since the ruling and opposition parties have cooperated on past presidential pledges, we ask for the active cooperation of the opposition party in this administration as well."

In particular, Lee Jong-ho, Minister of Science and ICT, requested to speed up the legislative process for the agency's opening within this year.

Minister Lee emphasized, "I ask the lawmakers to take more interest and help ensure that the agency can be opened within this year as much as possible," adding, "I will personally visit the members of the relevant committee to request their cooperation regarding the special act."

Most citizens of Sacheon and the majority of the public and aerospace professionals expect that the legislative process for the Space Aviation Agency will gain momentum, supporting its establishment within this year.

This special act had been drifting for more than 40 days since it was submitted to the National Assembly on April 7.

Mayor Park Dong-sik said, "To pass the special act for the Space Aviation Agency, we will continue to promote political activities along with efforts to spread public consensus nationwide."

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