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S.Korea aims to send space satellite vehicle to Moon by 2032

S.Korea aims to send space satellite vehicle to Moon by 2032

Seoul, May 30 (IANS) South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday said that the country will push for a space project to send a space exploration vehicle to the Moon by 2032 and plant a national flag on Mars by 2045. Yoon unveiled the plan to invest 100 trillion won ($72.5 billion) by 2045 during the opening ceremony of the nation's new space agency, the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA), in Sacheon, about 300 km from Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported. "We will land our space exploration vehicle on the Moon in 2032 and plant the Taegeukgi on Mars in…
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