Sunday, January 18, 2009

Korea & Japan seek ISS collaboration

Kim Tong-hyung
Staff Reporter - The Korea Times

South Korea, a latecomer in the Asian space race, is constantly looking to tap technology and experience of more advanced nations, and Japan seems to be the latest target.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the country’s space agency, said it is talking with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) over possible collaboration on several experiments aboard the International Space Station (ISS).

The experiments will be conducted on Japan’s Kibo ISS module ― which will be completed during the first half of this year ― sometime around 2012...

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