■ Domestic status

● As the space industry changes from government-led development to privately-led ‘New Space’, various business models for commercialization are emerging along with rapid growth.

- Expansion into various service areas such as space tourism, satellite image analysis, and space internet as well as space equipment production such as reusable launch vehicles and micro satellites

● The vitalization of the private space industry is on the rise with the successful launch of the Nuri, and Jeonnam (launch vehicle), Gyeongnam (satellite), and Daejeon (research and human resources development) are designated as space industry clusters to intensively foster the space industry led by the private sector. The agenda passed the National Space Council in December 2022

● In order to successfully build a domestic cluster, we tried to find implications by analyzing the cases of space industry clusters in advanced countries.

■ Cases of establishing overseas space industry clusters

● In the overseas space industry, since entering the 2000s, clusters have been established in the form of selecting specialized areas along with vitalization of related industries and national goals.

- (USA) In 2006, Space Florida was established by passing the Florida Space Act in the state legislature to establish itself as the core and leader of the US aerospace industry.

- (France) Established and operated a cluster in Toulouse Aerospace Valley to improve the national competitiveness of the aerospace industry in 2005

- (UK) Establish the Harwell Space Cluster to help achieve the goals of the 2009 National Space Strategy and to solidify its position as a global space hub

● Each country designated and operated clusters to provide infrastructure and create an industrial ecosystem for the growth of innovative companies emerging in the 2000s.

- Creating synergy of integrated companies centering on core infrastructure (launch site, space environment test facility)

- Promote support policies such as tax benefits, corporate subsidies, start-up support, and commercialization support, and support challenging startups to successfully settle in the market

■ Suggestions for the success of the domestic space industry cluster

● Securing core infrastructure

- The core success factor of a cluster can be said to be aggregation, and for this, it is necessary to secure the infrastructure that the related companies need as the top priority.

● Providing an opportunity for companies to actively participate in the space industry

- It is necessary to realize the 4th space development promotion basic plan early to induce participation of companies through a rapid private-led transition to public space development projects.

● Proposal for relocation of major companies to local areas

- In order to encourage existing employees to relocate to the provinces, it is necessary to prepare tax and housing benefits together with local governments.

- Currently, at the point where Korea is transitioning to a privately led space industry, it is necessary to prepare a comprehensive approach and support system to respond to the demand for manpower from companies and revive local universities by linking the supply of manpower with related local universities.

● Strategies for attracting high-quality human resources

- High-quality manpower with a master's or doctoral level required for design and analysis is placed in regions where government-funded research institutes and research institutes are located, and high-quality manpower who can play a role in connecting technology, design, and analysis is attracted to local universities in the form of government-sponsored programs. A 'dualization strategy' reflecting the domestic reality of

● Establishment of complementary and cooperative networks between regions

- Korea’s space industry cluster consists of three pillars: Jeonnam (launch vehicle), Gyeongnam (satellite), and Daejeon (research and human resources)

- Since it is designated as a form of expansion and development based on the existing infrastructure, it has the advantage of being able to utilize the existing infrastructure.

- However, it is required to prepare a detailed strategy for sustainable development through interconnection of the space industry cluster composed of three regions.

- For an integrated approach, it is necessary to form a regional consultative body and ‘(tentatively) space industry cluster management group’ to establish and develop a comprehensive space industry cluster that reflects the characteristics of the three axes.