South Korea launched its first unified space agency on Monday, when the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) took flight in the city of Sacheon.
Since 1989, Korean space matters have been handled by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
North Korean rocket crashes and burns North Korea launched a spy satellite on Monday, but the hermit kingdom has North Korea launched a spy satellite on Monday, but the hermit kingdom has admitted the mission failed.
South Korean space tech development was artificially slowed thanks to a Cold War-era agreement with the US that prohibited it from developing a space program until 2020.
South Korea also uses its space capabilities to keep tabs on North Korea.

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