한국항공우주연구원

Space agencies from nine countries will jointly review the establishment of the ILN

Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) signed a Statement of Intent to participate in the International Lunar Network at NASA Ames Research Center on July 24, 2008. The International Lunar Network (ILN) is a network for the exploration of the lunar environment and resources by landing 6 - 8 stations on the lunar surface led by NASA.

The Statement of Intent was drawn up based on a series of discussions held since March 2008, and signed by space agencies from nine countries (U.S., Canada, Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, India and Korea). A joint study for the program will be carried out until the end of this year. Korea and other participating countries will decide on the possibility and form of participation, based on the results of this study.