• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.99-108
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• 2008

This paper entirely explains the Korean astronaut program from astronaut selection to launch and return and introduces technology and results through this program in detail. The Korean astronaut program launched Nov. 2005 with the objectives to develop the manned space technology such as astronaut selection, training and space experiment and to disseminate concerns to the public about the science and space. In 2006 to select the Korean astronauts, the standards for selecting astronauts were set and then the selection processes from 1st stage to 4th stage were performed. In 2007, the 2 Korean astronauts took the astronaut training and the 18 domestic science experiments and 3 international experiments which the Korean astronaut, Dr. Yi, performed in ISS last April were developed. In April 2008, the Korean astronaut was transported to ISS by Soyuz in Baikonur in Kazakhstan and returned to the ground with performing the mission and space experiments. This paper will explain these processes as the above(astronaut's selection, training, space experiment, etc.) in detail.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.60-68
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• 2008

The characteristic and properties of materials are rapidly degraded when subjected to the synergistic effects of the space environment such as atomic oxygen, radiation, vacuum and thermal cycling. In order to understand the mechanism of material property variation in space environment and to develop new space materials applicable to the future space program, advanced space organizations such as NASA, ESA and JAXA have been continuing many researches on material test specimens used on ISSE(International Space Station Experiment) or LDEF(Long Duration Exposure Facility). In this paper, the selection requirements and verification trend of materials in space applications

• Aerospace Industry
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• v.27
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• pp.57-60
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• 1995

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.59-68
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• 2005

KARI studied data interface of Space Applications for developing Space Experimental Instrument in International Space Station, designed, and manufactured the UDIS (International Space Station Universal Data Interface simulator) according to requirements of the data interface. This paper explains the design and implementation of UDIS for space application. UDIS is the instrument which simulate to interface the data from ISS to experiment module, payload and habitation module and use the development of a experiment system in the space. This simulator will be used to the GSE (Ground Support Equipment) for test of experiment system. By realization of the simulator, we ensure data interface skills for a manned-space data communication system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.48-48
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• 2004

국제우주정거장 (International Space Station; ISS) 프로그램을 통하여 미국을 비롯한 15개 참여 국가들은 우주공간의 과학 연구 및 산업적 활용을 위한 전초기지를 만들어 나가고 있다. ISS에는 미세중력 (Microgravity) 환경을 이용하여 각종 실험을 수행하기 위한 공간으로 총 6개의 가압모듈 (Pressurized Module; PM)이 설치되었거나 설치될 예정이다. 현재 설치되어 있는 PM으로는 2001년 2월 ISS에 부착된 미국 NASA의 Destiny 실험모듈이 있으며, 향후 미국의 Centrifuge Accommodation Module (CAM), 일본의 Japanese Experiment Module- Pressurized Module (JEM-PM), 유럽연합의 Columbus Module, 러시아의 Research Module 등이 설치될 예정이다. (중략)

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.28 no.2
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• pp.259-294
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• 2013

After its experiment involving the exploding of a satellite in space in 2007, China proudly aired news on TV and ran articles in newspapers. However, the event was internationally criticized and drew widespread attention. Many countries denounced the explosion by pointing out that it could be part of the nation's plan to expand its military power to space or that it could pose a danger to the peaceful use of space. However, there is no talk of whether the experiment that produced a huge amount of space debris could have violated an international law, namely the Outer Space Treaty. Although space garbage has been said to be a serious problem, the amount is still on the increase. If we continue to launch new space launch vehicles into orbit at this rate, we will not be able to use it anytime soon like we do today. As the commercial use of space is likely to increase, the situation will certainly get worse. The international community is fully aware of the seriousness of the problem and working together to reduce the amount of space garbage. However, despite the fact that the United States and Soviet Union's ASAT(Anti-Satellite) programs have been implemented for a long time, there have been no complaints about them in terms of military expansion or breach of the Outer Space Treaty. Also, the recent Chinese test is largely viewed to be in accordance with international law. A lot of research has been undertaken with regard to the problem of space garbage. Now people's awareness of dangers being posed has been fully raised. Under the circumstances, the dismissing of China's satellite smashing, leaving a big mess in its wake, as nothing more than an experiment, is a red flag to, if not many, at least some people. By means of this thesis, I would like to review whether the Chinese test has violated an international space law. This thesis presents an overview of the issues surrounding the event and examines the possibility of violating the Outer Space Treaty, formally the Treaty on Principle Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies. After the China test, the UN Scientific and Technical Subcommittee first adopted space debris mitigation guidelines, I'll introduce the content of the guidelines and discuss the characteristics of the guidelines and what can be done to address the issue.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.25.1-25
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• 2002

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2009.10a
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• pp.25.1-25.1
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• 2009

적외선 우주배경복사 관측실험 (Cosmic Infrared Background ExpeRiment, CIBER) II는 2009년 2월 25일 화이트샌드 미사일 기지에서 NASA 사운딩 로켓에 탑재, 발사된 CIBER I의 후속 프로젝트이다. 독립적인 Imager 2 대와 Spectrometer 2 대로 구성된 CIBER I과 달리 CIBER II는 하나의 주경과 부경으로 구성된 광학계를 4 대의 Imager가 beam splitter를 이용하여 관측하게 구성되어 있다. CIBER II는 NASA에서 공식적으로 승인되었으며, 한국천문연구원과 한국기초과학지원연구원이 미국 NASA/JPL, Caltech 및 일본 ISAS와 국제 공동으로 개발할 계획이다.

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.105-123
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• 2007

The launching of the Taepo-dong 1 on 31 August 1998 by the North Korea was the first case where the diplomatic protests was made against the flight, the purpose of which, the launching State claimed, consisted in space exploration and use. It is the principle regarding the freedom of space exploration and use, as included in the international treaty, that is relevant in applying the various rules and in defining the legal status of the flight. Its legal status, however, was not actually taken into account, as political negotiations leading to the test moratorium has been successful until present day in freezing the political crisis. This implies that the rules of the law lack the validity and logic sufficient in dictating the conduct of the States. This case shows that, in effect, it is not the rule but the politics that is to govern the status of the flight.

• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• no.spc
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• pp.87-104
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• 2007

The launching of the Taepo-dong 1 on 31 August 1998 by the North Korea was the first case where the diplomatic protests was made against the flight, the purpose of which, the launching State claimed, consisted in space exploration and use. It is the principle regarding the freedom of space exploration and use, as included in the international treaty, that is relevant in applying the various rules and in defining the legal status of the flight. Its legal status, however, was not actually taken into account, as political negotiations leading to the test moratorium has been successful until present day in freezing the political crisis. This implies that the rules of the law lack the validity and logic sufficient in dictating the conduct of the States. This case shows that, in effect, it is not the rule but the politics that is to govern the status of the flight.