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Europe's Space Exploration and Korea's Space Exploration Strategy from the Perspective of Science and Technology Diplomacy

과학기술외교 관점에서 바라본 유럽의 우주탐사와 우리나라 우주탐사전략

  • Received : 2022.07.04
  • Accepted : 2022.07.30
  • Published : 2022.08.31
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Abstract

Space exploration is an area where international cooperation takes place more actively than any other space activities such as Earth observation, communication and navigation. This is because a country cannot afford a huge budget to have full infrastructure for deep space exploration, such as a heavy launch vehicle, communication and energy infrastructure, and human habitats, and has learned that it is not sustainable. Korea expressed its willingness to join humanity's epic exploration journey by signing the Artemis Accords in 2021 and launching Danuri lunar orbiter in 2022. The beginning of space exploration means that Korea's space activities have expanded beyond the stage of focusing only on technology development to set norms necessary to accompany other countries and cooperate diplomatically to solve exposed problems. This paper analyzed European space policy and space exploration, which are most actively participating in the Artemis Program and exerting diplomatic power in the space field, from the perspective of science and technology diplomacy. The suggestions for Korea's space exploration strategy from the perspective of science and technology diplomacy were drawn by examining the international cooperation strategies in Europe's space activities ranging from space policy, space strategy, and space exploration program to project units.

우주탐사는 지구관측, 통신, 항법 등 어떠한 우주활동보다 국제공조가 활발히 일어나는 분야이다. 이는 지구 근처에서의 우주활동보다 심우주 탐사를 위해 갖추어야 하는 발사체, 관제, 통신, 유인 우주거주시설 등의 인프라를 한 나라가 온전히 갖추기 위해서는 막대한 예산을 필요로 하며, 지속가능하지 않기 때문이다. 우리나라는 2021년 아르테미스 약정에 서명하고, 2022년 다누리 달 궤도선을 발사함으로써 인류의 심우주 탐사 대장정에 본격적으로 동참하려는 의지를 표명하였다. 심우주 탐사의 시작은 우리나라의 우주활동이 이제 기술개발에만 매진하는 단계를 지나 다른 나라와 동행하기 위해 필요한 규범을 정하고 노출되는 문제해결을 위해 외교적으로 공조해야 하는 단계로 확장되었음을 의미한다. 본 논문은 가장 활발히 아르테미스 프로그램에 참여하고 있으며, 우주 분야에서 외교력을 십분 발휘하고 있는 유럽의 우주정책과 우주탐사를 과학기술외교 관점에서 분석하였다. 유럽의 우주정책, 우주탐사전략, 우주탐사 프로그램으로 연계되는 상위 정책과 하위 프로젝트 단위에 이르는 우주활동에서 국제협력 전략의 전개를 살펴봄으로써 과학기술외교 관점에서 우리나라 우주탐사전략에 대한 시사점을 제시하였다.

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Acknowledgement

이 연구는 한국항공우주연구원의 자체과제인 아르테미스 참여전략 연구와 한국과학기술기획원의 과학기술외교국제협력 스코어보드 및 성과평가체계 기반 구축 연구의 일환으로 이루어졌습니다.

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