South Korea has announced plans to build a lunar economic base by 2045, as well as develop probes to monitor solar activity and improve space security.
The country’s Aerospace Administration (KASA) released a roadmap proposing five core missions, including low-Earth orbit and microgravity exploration, lunar exploration, and solar and space science missions.
Part of this initiative is a proposed module landing on Mars in 2045.
South Korea aims to position itself among the top five countries in the space race and is not starting from scratch, having launched its first lunar probe in 2022.
The country also hopes to test and develop space technology that will be used by KASA on future missions.
NASA and other space agencies also have plans for lunar bases by the middle of the century.
