[Photo] 30 Years Ago, There Were These People Behind Nuriho... The Key Figures of UriByeol 1ho

Our Star 1, Launched on August 11, 1992, Celebrates 30th Anniversary

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Korea's first satellite, UriByul-1, launched in 1992, was merely a miniature experimental satellite created by university students from the KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) Satellite Research Center. However, it played a crucial role as a signal flare for the rapid growth of Korea's space development over the following 30 years. The photos below, provided by KAIST, show the production and launch process of UriByul-1 at that time. You can vividly see the key figures of the era, including the late Director Choi Soon-dal, the "father of UriByul-1" and head of the Satellite Research Center.

Satellite development consultation with the University of Surrey, UK, in 1990.

1992 Wooribyul-1 Vibration Test

1992 Wooribyul-1 Launch Site

1992 Wooribyul 1-ho Development Team