Korea, Saudi Arabia eye deeper space ties as commercial interests align

Korea moved to deepen its space partnership with Saudi Arabia Thursday, as officials from the two countries explored ways to expand cooperation in education, technology and commercial space development.

Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) Administrator Oh Tae-seok met with Haitham AlOhali, governor of Saudi Arabia's Communications, Space and Technology Commission and a board member of the Saudi Space Agency, at the Government Complex Seoul, according to the agency.

The meeting focused on reviewing ongoing cooperation and identifying practical opportunities to strengthen bilateral partnerships as both countries pursue growth in the global space economy.

A key topic was a space education program jointly organized by KASA and the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology for Saudi university students.

The three-week summer program is scheduled to run from July 27 through Aug.

14 and is intended to help foster the next generation of space professionals while strengthening long-term networks between the two countries, the agency said.

The officials also discussed expanding broader c ...