In 2022, there were roughly 10.13 thousand employees working in the space industry in South Korea. This was an increase from the previous year, and the highest figure recorded during the surveyed period. With the successful launch of the Nuri rocket (also known as KSLV-II) in 2022, South Korea became the seventh country in the world that was able to put a satellite weighing over one metric ton in orbit.
Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022
(in 1,000s)
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Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion. (December 29, 2023). Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/
Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion. "Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 29, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/
Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion. (2023). Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/
Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion. "Number of Employees in The Space Industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/
Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion, Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of employees in the space industry in South Korea from 2013 to 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Korea Association for Space Technology Promotion, December 29, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1372869/south-korea-space-industry-employees-number/