Administrator Oh Taeseok: "Flawless Fifth Nuri Launch... Laying the Groundwork for Transition to Private Launch Services"

"Driving the Leap to a Top Five Space and Aviation Power Through Organizational Culture and Performance"

Oh Taeseok, who has taken office as the second administrator of the Space and Aviation Agency, has presented the flawless completion of the fifth launch of the Nuri rocket and the transition to private launch services as his core tasks. His plan is to drive the leap toward becoming one of the world's top five space and aviation powers by pursuing performance-oriented, full-cycle policies that encompass launch vehicles, satellites, exploration, and aviation.

In his inaugural address on the 4th, Administrator Oh stated, "We are now at the stage where the key tasks we have been preparing since the launch of the Space and Aviation Agency must be translated into tangible outcomes," adding, "We will thoroughly oversee the fifth launch of the Nuri rocket scheduled for the second half of this year, and prepare follow-up launch support measures to establish the foundation for a transition to private launch services."

Oh Taeseok, the new Administrator of the Space Aviation Agency, commuting to work at the agency on the 4th. Provided by the Space Aviation Agency.

He emphasized the simultaneous advancement of policies on satellites, exploration, and aviation alongside the launch vehicle sector. The aim is to further enhance capabilities in the development and operation of medium- and large-sized satellites, and to strengthen the national satellite information utilization system so that its use can be expanded across both the public and private sectors.

He also stated that he would prepare follow-up lunar exploration projects and international joint exploration programs, and build a policy framework that links space and aviation by strengthening advanced aviation technologies and aviation safety capabilities. He made it clear that he intends to generate results through cooperation among key innovation players, including government-funded research institutes such as the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute, as well as companies, universities, and local governments.

Regarding the direction of organizational management, he put "people-centered" principles at the forefront. Administrator Oh stressed, "People are ultimately at the core of every organization and strategy," and "Performance is built not through competition, but through trust." He expressed his commitment to creating an organizational culture where opinions can be freely exchanged across ranks and job categories, mistakes are corrected together, and achievements are shared.

In particular, he expressed his intention to improve organizational culture and working conditions, saying, "I will make the Space and Aviation Agency the best workplace where public officials most want to work." With regard to the agency's location in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, which is unusual for a central government ministry, he also indicated his intention to gradually improve systems and the surrounding environment.

Administrator Oh also presented a vision to firmly establish the space and aviation industry as a strategic industry for the nation's future. He said, "In a phase of declining potential growth and stagnating growth, we need new growth engines," and, "We must open the era of K-SPACE by achieving technological self-reliance in space and aviation." To this end, he plans to actively support the global expansion of domestic technologies and companies by expanding private sector-led research and development and technology commercialization, fostering talent that links research with industry, and strengthening international cooperation.

Administrator Oh stressed, "The future of the Space and Aviation Agency cannot be created by the administrator alone," adding, "Each and every employee is both the present and the future of the agency." He went on to say, "Let us pool all our capabilities and move forward vigorously toward realizing our goal of becoming one of the world's top five space and aviation powers."

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