Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik Seeks National Assembly Committee Support for Aerospace Complex City

16 National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee Members Visit Sacheon's Aerospace Industry Sites on the 7th and 8th
Discuss Cooperation on Building a New Korea Aerospace Administration Headquarters and Expanding Industrial and Residential Infrastructure

Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik met with members of the National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee and asked for support from the National Assembly for the development of an aerospace complex city and construction of a new Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) headquarters.

Sacheon City said that 16 members of the National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee visited Sacheon on October 7 and 8, touring key industry sites, including the Korea Aerospace Administration, Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), and local aerospace companies.

[Photo courtesy of Sacheon City] Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik poses for a commemorative photo after discussing key issues, including the development of a space and aviation complex city and construction of the new Korea Aerospace Administration headquarters, with members of the National Assembly's Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee during their visit to Sacheon.

The visit was arranged in connection with plans to observe the fifth launch of the Nuri rocket, to review the state of Korea's aerospace industry and discuss the industry's development direction centered on the Korea Aerospace Administration, as well as related policy challenges.

At the meeting, Sacheon City described the expansion of the local aerospace industry base since the Korea Aerospace Administration opened and conveyed the need for national policy and financial support to bring related companies and research and development institutions together in the area.

In particular, the city said that developing an aerospace complex city with not only industry, research and development, and talent development functions but also the living conditions needed for residents, including housing, education, culture, and medical services, is essential to the stable operation of the Korea Aerospace Administration and the continued growth of related industries.

The city also asked the National Assembly to pay attention to and support the construction of a new, integrated headquarters that can link the Korea Aerospace Administration's administrative, research and development, industry support, and public communications functions.

The city plans to use the development of an aerospace complex city to attract aerospace companies, research institutions, and specialized personnel to the area, linking industrial development with population settlement.

Sacheon Mayor Park Dongsik said, "I hope that the National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee members' firsthand visit to aerospace industry sites in Sacheon will help them better understand the region's industrial conditions and key issues. We will pursue the development of an aerospace complex city that links industry, research, talent development, and residential functions, centered on the Korea Aerospace Administration."

Meanwhile, Sacheon City is pursuing the development of a self-sufficient aerospace complex city that links the aerospace industry with research and development, education, and talent development, following the opening of the Korea Aerospace Administration.

However, major projects, including the development of the complex city and construction of the new headquarters, will require consultations with relevant institutions, related administrative procedures, and funding. Whether the government and the National Assembly provide support is therefore expected to be a key factor in moving the projects forward.

With Sacheon City having asked National Assembly Science, ICT, Broadcasting and Communications Committee members to support the development of an aerospace complex city and construction of a new Korea Aerospace Administration headquarters, the future progress of the projects is expected to hinge on their concrete development and national budgetary and policy support.

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