Sacheon City Holds Meeting to Review Preparation Status for the Opening of the Space Aviation Agency

Lee Chang-yoon, 1st Vice Minister of Science and ICT, Conducts On-site Inspection

Sacheon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 20th that a meeting to review the preparation status for the opening of the Space Aviation Agency and a discussion session were held at the temporary office of the Space Aviation Agency, hosted by Lee Chang-yoon, the 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT.

This meeting was organized to inspect the temporary office site ahead of the agency's opening and to review the preparation status and progress, including plans for creating an office environment.

Sacheon City, Group Photo of the Aerospace Administration Opening Preparation Status Inspection and Meeting.

In particular, it served as an opportunity to report on the residential environment improvements and support policies for relocated employees by Gyeongnam Province and Sacheon City, and to review and discuss the best measures to be taken.

Attendees included Lee Chang-yoon, 1st Vice Minister of the Ministry of Science and ICT; Kim Myung-joo, Deputy Governor of Gyeongsangnam-do; Park Dong-sik, Mayor of Sacheon; and officials from the Ministry of Science and ICT, Gyeongnam Province, and Sacheon City.

Meanwhile, since January, Gyeongnam Province and Sacheon City have formed the ‘Space Aviation Complex City Construction Preparation Team’ and the ‘Space Aviation Agency Opening Promotion Team’ to accelerate preparations related to the agency's opening.

Additionally, the Ministry of Science and ICT held its first recruitment briefing session in Sacheon on the 14th and has officially begun the recruitment process.

Mayor Park Dong-sik stated, “Together with Gyeongnam Province, we will do our utmost to support the successful settlement of the Space Aviation Agency and the smooth regional integration of its employees, and we will work together to help South Korea rise as one of the world’s top five space powers.”

He added, “I am grateful that after the Ministry of Science and ICT’s tireless efforts, the Space Aviation Agency is about to open. As a base for realizing the agency’s vision, I ask for active support and policy backing from central government ministries for the construction of the Space Aviation Complex City.”

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