“Hands-on Space Launch Vehicle Experience” Space Camp wraps up successfully

[Financial News] The Korea AeroSpace Administration said on the 8th that it had held its 4th Space Camp for young people aspiring to become future aerospace professionals near Goheung County in Jeonnam-Gwangju, from the 6th to the 8th, for three days and two nights.
The Space Camp is the Korea AeroSpace Administration’s flagship hands-on educational program for young people nationwide. It was designed to give them direct experience of various research and development sites in the aerospace field and help them turn their interest in the field into career paths and future aspirations. In particular, the program is structured to help participating students understand the principles of aerospace technology through “Mission Exploration” activities, in which they design and carry out missions themselves rather than simply touring sites.
Thirty high school students selected from across the country took part in this camp, which was held under the theme “Understanding the Launch Vehicle Development Process Through Model Rocket Construction and Experiments.” In a lecture on “Nuri and Model Rockets,” participants learned about the structure of launch vehicles and the theory behind how they fly. They then formed teams, divided up responsibilities for mission exploration, and learned the importance of engineering thinking and collaboration.
In particular, on the 7th, the second day of the camp, participants observed Nuri’s fifth launch near Naro Space Center in Goheung, giving them a special opportunity to experience firsthand Korea’s space development efforts.
Korea AeroSpace Administration Administrator Oh Tae-seok said, “The experience of thinking things through, designing and building something themselves, finding the cause of a failure, and trying again is a valuable lesson unlike what they learn in the classroom.” He added, “I hope the students who launched the launch vehicles they built themselves during this camp and experienced firsthand the sight of Korea’s Nuri heading into space will grow into leading figures who shape the future of our country’s aerospace sector.”


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