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국내 위성통신 및 우주산업의 기관별 현황과 전망 (II)

  • The Korea Society of Space Technology
    • Satellite Communications and Space Industry
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.34-45
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    • 1996
  • 무궁화 2호 위성이 지난 2월 11일 예정대로 적도 상공 36,000km의 정지궤도에 성공적으로 안착하였다. 우리나라는 이제 명실상부한 자국적의 통신.방송위성 보유국으로 자리매김하게 된 것이다. 동시에 지금까지 외국 위성에 의존해온 국제 중계방송이나 국제통신을 우리 위성으로 대체할 수 있게 됨에 따라 통신자주국의 면모를 갖추게 되었다. 또한 미래 첨단산업으로 세계 각국이 치열한 경쟁을 벌이고 있는 우주산업 경쟁대열에 동참할 수 있는 기회를 갖게 됐다는 점도 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 따라서 "우리별"로부터 "무궁화", "아리랑"으로 이어지는 위성개발에 있어 각급 기관에서 성공적인 결실을 맺기 위하여 심혈을 기울이고 있으며, 위성시스템 및 서비스 개발에 박차를 가하고 있다. 지난 3권 3호에서 국내의 위성통신 및 우주산업에 참여하고 있는 민간 기업들의 사업영역과 활동상황을 소개하였다. 이번 호에는 지난 호에 이어 우리나라 위성사업에 있어서 끊임없는 노력을 경주하고 있는 데이콤, 한국전자통신연구소, 한국통신, 한국항공우주연구소등의 기관별 위성통신 및 우주산업 개발을 위한 추진 현황과 전망을 소개한다.

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Research for Space Activities of Korea Air Force - Political and Legal Perspective (우리나라 공군의 우주력 건설을 위한 정책적.법적고찰)

  • Shin, Sung-Hwan
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.18
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    • pp.135-183
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    • 2003
  • Aerospace force is a determining factor in a modem war. The combat field is expanding to space. Thus, the legitimacy of establishing aerospace force is no longer an debating issue, but "how should we establish aerospace force" has become an issue to the military. The standard limiting on the military use of space should be non-aggressive use as asserted by the U.S., rather than non-military use as asserted by the former Soviet Union. The former Soviet Union's argument is not even strongly supported by the current Russia government, and realistically is hard to be applied. Thus, the multi-purpose satellite used for military surveillance or a commercial satellite employed for military communication are allowed under the U.S. principle of peaceful use of space. In this regard, Air Force may be free to develop a military surveillance satellite and a communication satellite with civilian research institute. Although MTCR, entered into with the U.S., restricts the development of space-launching vehicle for the export purpose, the development of space-launching vehicle by the Korea Air Force or Korea Aerospace Research Institute is beyond the scope of application of MTCR, and Air Force may just operate a satellite in the orbit for the military purpose. The primary task for multi-purpose satellite is a remote sensing; SAR sensor with high resolution is mainly employed for military use. Therefore, a system that enables Air Force, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, and Agency for Defense Development to conduct joint-research and development should be instituted. U.S. Air Force has dismantled its own space-launching vehicle step by step, and, instead, has increased using private space launching vehicle. In addition, Military communication has been operated separately from civil communication services or broadcasting services due to the special circumstances unique to the military setting. However, joint-operation of communication facility by the military and civil users is preferred because this reduces financial burden resulting from separate operation of military satellite. During the Gulf War, U.S. armed forces employed commercial satellites for its military communication. Korea's participation in space technology research is a little bit behind in time, considering its economic scale. In terms of budget, Korea is to spend 5 trillion won for 15 years for the space activities. However, Japan has 2 trillion won annul budget for the same activities. Because the development of space industry during initial fostering period does not apply to profit-making business, government supports are inevitable. All space development programs of other foreign countries are entirely supported by each government, and, only recently, private industry started participating in limited area such as a communication satellite and broadcasting satellite, Particularly, Korea's space industry is in an infant stage, which largely demands government supports. Government support should be in the form of investment or financial contribution, rather than in the form of loan or borrowing. Compared to other advanced countries in space industry, Korea needs more budget and professional research staff. Naturally, for the efficient and systemic space development and for the prevention of overlapping and distraction of power, it is necessary to enact space-related statutes, which would provide dear vision for the Korea space development. Furthermore, the fact that a variety of departments are running their own space development program requires a centralized and single space-industry development system. Prior to discussing how to coordinate or integrate space programs between Agency for Defense Development and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, it is a prerequisite to establish, namely, "Space Operations Center"in the Air Force, which would determine policy and strategy in operating space forces. For the establishment of "Space Operations Center," policy determinations by the Ministry of National Defense and the Joint Chief of Staff are required. Especially, space surveillance system through using a military surveillance satellite and communication satellite, which would lay foundation for independent defense, shall be established with reference to Japan's space force plan. In order to resolve issues related to MTCR, Air Force would use space-launching vehicle of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute. Moreover, defense budge should be appropriated for using multi-purpose satellite and communication satellite. The Ministry of National Defense needs to appropriate 2.5 trillion won budget for space operations, which amounts to Japan's surveillance satellite operating budges.

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Trends and Perspective of Technological Innovation in the Low-Orbiting Launch Vehicle (발사체개발의 기술혁신 패턴과 전개방향)

  • 오재건
    • Journal of Korea Technology Innovation Society
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    • v.3 no.2
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    • pp.61-77
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    • 2000
  • 우리 나라는 90년대에 들어서 향후 2015년까지 세계 10위권의 선진우주국에 진입한다는 우주개발중장기목표를 설정하고 중간 추진단계로서 2005년까지 국내기술에 의한 저궤도위성 및 발사체를 개발한다는 목표를 세우고 있다. 그리고 이를 위한 구체적인 시행 프로그램으로서 KSR-I및 KSR-II사업을 추진하여 성공적으로 완료하였으며, 이제 2002년까지 KSR-III사업으로 3단형 액체추진로켓을 개발 중에 있다. 현재 세계 우주 발사체 시장은 저궤도위성의 수요가 급증함으로서 전 세계적으로 저가의 우주발사체 개발을 서두르고 있으며, 우주선진국들은 경쟁적으로 기술혁신을 추진하고 있다. 그러나 개발도상국가들이 이에 참여하는데 있어서는 G7선진국들이 이미 마련한 MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime)규제에 의거 기술이전 및 부품수입이 어렵기 때문에 자력에 의한 발사체 개발이 불가피하다. 본 고에서는 우주발사체 주요 선개발국 8개국의 기술혁신 과정과 정책 및 추진체계 등을 분석하고, 국내 발사체 개발에 참여하고 있는 주요 7개 민간기업을 대상으로 실시한 설문조사와 현장 실태조사를 바탕으로 기술혁신을 촉진하는 구체적인 정책대안 및 목표년도에 성공적인 발사를 위한 개선방안을 제시하였다.

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International Legal Status of U.S. Citizens Property Right to Space Resources (미국 국내법령상 우주자원 소유권의 국제법상 의의)

  • Shin, Hong-Kyun
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.419-442
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    • 2018
  • Space Treaty Article 2 stipuates non-appropriation by sovereignty, and in any other means. Interpretative controversies has continued as regards the meaning of any other means. It is not clear whether appropriation by private entity is also prohibited or not. Furthermore, the controverse around the binding force of Article 1 has made worse the controversy regarding such appropriation. U.S. Congress has enacted the law regarding the space resouce mining in 2015. Its main purpose is to alleviate legal unstability which U.S, private companies have faced, and it provides some provisions regarding private rights about space resources. Original bill, H.R. 1508 included the property right. Amendment to the bill is to ensure that an "asteroid resource utilization activity" is inter-preted as on a single asteroid and not on any asteroid. The use of the word "in situ" in defining space resources simply means resources in place in outer space; but any such resource within or on an asteroid would need to be "obtained" in order to confer a property right. The use of the word "in situ" in merely defining a space resource in the bill is not equivalent to claiming sovereignty or control over celestial bodies or portions of space. Further, there is clear Congressional direction in the bill that the President is only to encourage space resources exploration and utilization, including lowering barriers to such activity, "consistent with" and "in accordance with" US international obligations. Federal courts are granted original jurisdiction over entities defined in ${\S}$ 51301(4) and in-situ asteroid resources that have been removed from an asteroid by such entities. Federal courts are not granted jurisdiction over outer space, the Moon, other celestial bodies, or the asteroid from which the in-situ natural resource was removed. It is said that the Space Resource Utilization Exploration Act of 2015, talked about the rights of private players to own-kind of a "finders keepers" law.

A Study on A Scheme to Improve the Competitive Power of the Korea Satellite Industry (우리나라 위성 산업 경쟁력 제고 방안에 관한 연구)

  • Eun, Jong Won
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.8 no.1
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    • pp.35-39
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    • 2013
  • Space technology is a core technology which is emerging as the most competitive industry in the 21st century. However, it is said that private enterprises may have some limitations to run the space business independently because the space industry requires not only to enormously spend the amount of investment at the beginning stage of business but also to have lots of difficulties to get the amount of investment in the short period of time. Therefore, the advanced countries of having the space industry such as America, Japan, France and so on have been developing the space technologies through the help of their governments to some level at the beginning stage of business. Korea established the space development promotion law in 2005. Also Korea has been making efforts to correct the national space development middle and long term basic plans. However, while Korea becomes the 8th economic country in the world, Korea does not have a large enterprise which has ability to supply the domestic satellite demands, and to export satellites to foreign countries by developing satellites without having any help from foreign companies. Therefore, this paper described the activating scheme of satellite industry to efficiently carry out the Korea's space development mission, and to enforce the global competitive power.

Development Trend of Perspective Methane Rocket Engines for Space Development (우주개발을 위한 차세대 메탄엔진 개발 동향)

  • Jeong, Gijeong;Bae, Jinhyun;Jeong, Seokgyu;Sohn, Chae Hoon;Yoon, Youngbin
    • Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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    • v.45 no.7
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    • pp.558-565
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    • 2017
  • Recently, there has been a tendency to lead the private sector in the launch vehicle market, and as the market has become saturated, efforts are being made to reduce the launch cost. Advanced countries in space development have promoted manned long-range space exploration plans. As oxygen/methane is more efficient, lower cost, and eco-friendly than typical propellants, and can be produced locally on an alien planet, it is the most suitable next-generation propellant to meet this trend. Now methane engine development is accelerating due to changes in international conditions and corporate environment. It is also expected to develop a methane engine in order to survive in this global trend and to keep up with the launch vehicle market in the future.

The Non-Appropriation Principle and Corpus Juris Spatialis (비전유원칙과 우주법(Corpus Juris Spatialis))

  • Kim, Han-Taek
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.35 no.1
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    • pp.181-202
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    • 2020
  • The Non-Appropriation Principle was stipulated in the OST and the MA. However the MA, creating CHM in international law for the first time, attempted to further limit the prohibitions to include ownership of resources extracted from celestial bodies, its rejection by the U.S. and most of the international spacefaring community prevented it from serving as a binding international treaty. Individuals or private enterprises intending to perform space exploitation must receive approval from the nation and may not appropriate outer space or celestial bodies. In the course of this space activity, each party will be liable. Articles 6 and 7 of the OST and the Liability Convention of 1972 deal with matters concerning those problems. The CSLCA of 2015 and Luxembourg Space Resources Law of 2017 allows States to provide commercial exploration and use of space resources to their own nationals and to companies operated by other countries within their territory. These laws do not violate Article 2 of the OST. In the case of the CSLCA of 2015, the law clearly states that it cannot claim ownership, sovereignty or jurisdiction over certain celestial bodies. Even if scholars claim that the U.S. CSLCA and Luxembourg Space Resources Law violate the non-appropriation principle of the OST, they cannot prevent these two countries from extracting the space resources on "the first come, first served" basis. The legal status of outer space including the moon and other celestial bodies is res extra commercium, like the high seas, where the fishing vessels from each country catch and sell fish without occupying the sea. Major space-faring nations must push for the adoption of an international regulatory committee which will oversee applications and issue permits based on a set of robust, modern, and forward-thinking ideals that are best equipped to govern and protect outer space as individuals, businesses, and nations compete to commercialize space through mining and the extraction of space-based resources. The new Corpus Juris Spatialis on the development of space resources, whether it is a treaty or a soft law such as recommendation and declaration, in the case of the Moon and Mars, will cover a certain amount of area to develop, and the development period by the states should be specified.

FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF AIRLINES (항공사(航空社)의 외국인(外國人) 소유(所有))

  • Shin, Dong-Chun
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.5
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    • pp.207-264
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    • 1993
  • 항공사의 외국인 소유는 이것으로 인하여 전체 항공운송 시스템이 변화될 수 있는 핵심적인 개념이다. 작금 항공운송산업을 둘러싼 환경은 급격하게 변화하고 있어서 많은 국가들이 항공사의 외국인 소유와 관련한 기존의 법제나 정책변경을 심각하게 고려하기 시작하였다. 항공기 및 항공사의 국적과 관련한 전통적인 개념은 양자사이에 '진정한' 또는 '효파적인' 관계가 있어야 한다는 것이다. 특별히 항공사의 '실질적인 및 효과적인 통제'조항은 양자 및 다자간 항공운송 협정에서 가장 핵심적인 역할을 해오고 있다. 그러나 변화의 바람이 거세게 일고 있다. 항공운송산업에서 이러한 변화는 미국에서 시작되고 미국의 국제항공관계에 적용되고 있는 규제완화에서 비롯되었다. 미국의 규제완화정책은 합병 및 흡수를 통한 항공사의 집중이라는 결과를 가져와서 항공운송 시장은 궁극적으로 소수의 거대 항공사에 의해 지배될 것이라는 우려를 낳고 있다. 이러한 새로운 추세에 대응하여 많은 국가틀이 다양한 형태의 지역협력체를 형성하고 있다. (예, EC, 아세안, 안데안 그룹, 야마스크로 선언 등) 또한 다수 국가들은 정치.경제적인 이웃에서 정부의 소유주식을 외국인 및 외국회사를 포함한 민간부문에 매각함으로써 사유.사영화를 추진하고 있다. 한편 제조업 분야에서 다국적기업 (IBM, 코카콜라 등)은 별 어력움이 없이 성립될 수 있다. GATT의 주관하에 열리고 있는 우루과이 협상에 참여하고 있는 국가들은 최혜국 대우, 내국인 대우, 시장접근 같은 상품교역의 개념및 원리를 항공운송서비스를 포함한 서비스교역에 적용하는데 기본적으로 합의하였다. 급격히 변화하는 환경에서 항공운송 산업만이 국가의 영공 주권, 항공사의 공익기업 개념, 상업적 이익의 균형교환 같은 자기류의 논리에 집착하여 언제까지나 홀로 고립될 수는 없을 것이다. 더구나 세계 항공운송 산업은 1980년 후반부터 큰 시련에 직면해 있다. 몇몇을 제외한 대부분의 항공사는 세계경제의 불황속에서 초과공급 및 운임전쟁으로 인한 엄청난 적자를 기록하고 있다. 모든점을 미루어볼 때 세계의 항공사들은 과거 어느 때보다도 외국인 투자를 필요로 하고 있으며 항공사가 속해 있는 정부는 외국인 소유에 관한 법제를 개정하고 나아가 전체 항공운송시스템을 개편하도록 압력을 받고 있다. 많은 국가에서 외국인 소유에 관한 법규의 개정은 현존 항공운송 시스템에 다각적인 영향을 가져올 것이다. 다시말하면 양자협상, 반독점및 경쟁볍규의 적용, 고용 및 카보타지등을 포함한 제반분야가 영향을 받을 것이다. 결국 외국인 소유에 관한 법제의 완화는 항공사의 세계화 또는 다국적화의 과정을 촉진시킬 것이고, 항공사간 다양한 형태의 제휴가 이러한 방향에서 계속될 것이다.

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Trend Analysis in Upper Stage Engine Development of Space Launch Vehicles (우주발사체의 상단 엔진 개발 동향 분석)

  • Han, Kyunghwan;Rho, Tae-Seong;Huh, Hwanil;Lee, Hyoung Jin
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Propulsion Engineers
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.79-95
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    • 2022
  • Since space exploration began in the 1950s, numerous upper stage engines have been developed and used based on various design concepts. In this paper, information of upper stage engines which developed or developing is analysed and their characteristics and performance are summarized. These days, there are many cases of commercial heavy launch vehicles applying upper stage engines using liquid hydrogen with expander cycle which launched recently. Engines operating by Kerosene seem to be close to its theoretical maximum performance based on past experiences. Meanwhile, engines using methane propellant, which has recently become an issue, are also undergoing many developments because of various advantages. Recently, private companies are actively participating in launch vehicle market, and there are many cases in which the government and companies jointly research of next-generation engine.

A Study on the international legality issues of armed attack by drone (무인항공기의 무력공격을 둘러싼 국제법상 쟁점에 관한 연구)

  • Shin, Hong-Kyun
    • The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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    • v.28 no.2
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    • pp.37-61
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    • 2013
  • In modern international law, the absence of legal definition regarding drone(Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) has made legal scholars work on an typical analogy between aircraft codified in the international document and drone. The wording of the Convention on International Civil Aviation is limited to two categories of aircraft, such as civil aircraft and state aircraft, whereas military aircraft is not legally defined. As such it is, the current practices of the State regarding the drone flight over foreign territory have proven a hypothese that drone is being deemed as military aircraft. Principal usage of drone lies in reconnaissance and surveillance mission as well as so-called targeted killing, which is prohibited if the killing is treacherous. Claimed war against terrorism, however, is providing a legal rationale that targeted killing is not treacherous, and that the targeted person is not civilian but combatant. In such context, armed attack of drone is deemed legal and justified. Consequently, such attack is legal in the general context of the war. The rules that govern targeting do not turn on the type of weapon system used, and there is no prohibition under the laws of war on the use of technologically advanced weapons systems in armed conflict so long as they are employed in conformity with applicable laws of war. Drones may present interesting new challenges because of their sophistication and the technological advantage they convey to their operators.

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