Overview

The main objective of the KAIST Space Exploration Engineering Program is to develop high-skilled experts for future national space projects through the multi-disciplinary education program. Furthermore, we look forward to expanding our technological basis of KAIST in spacecraft and space exploration to the global program. For such challenging objectives, our program seeks to train spacecraft experts with mission design analysis capability and system integration knowledge, and the experts who are capable of independent R&D activities and international collaboration for space exploration.

Space exploration requires multi-disciplinary technologies across electrical engineering, computer science, aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, material science, physics, astronomics, etc.
KAIST is a top academic institute for space technologies in Korea, with a long experience of small satellite design/development represented by Wooribyul satellite.

The Space Exploration Engineering Program will be led by faculty members from the departments of aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, nuclear and quantum engineering, physics, and mechanical engineering. Technical staffs at Satellite Research Center (SaTRec) will be involved in education and training. Advanced knowledge and hand-on experience will be provided to the students. Key research areas include mission design/analysis, spacecraft engineering, payload technologies, space robotics, etc.