• The Korean Journal of Air & Space Law and Policy
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.237-259
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• 2010

This paper first gives a brief overview of the history of space law making in the international geopolitical context and recalls some of the main principles as elaborated in the framework of the United Nations. Next, several topics are discussed that will require the attention of space lawyers in the near future. They are the International Space Station, space debris, exploitation of space resources, space tourism, private property rights in space, and militarization and weaponization of space. The paper raises some questions in each of these areas that need to be addressed and concludes that the general legal framework for space activities under public international law as contained in the UN treaties is in place, and is sufficiently general and flexible to enable and encourage states to carry out space activities in an orderly manner. However, as demonstrated by the examples discussed in the paper, the time has come for the international community to agree on the further development of these general principles, starting perhaps with space debris, imminent 'new' uses of space such as space tourism, or some of the 'age old' issues such as the weaponisation of outer space that will continue to require our attention and vigilance. Whether such rules can be in the form of non binding guidelines, codes of conduct and the like, or should be embodied in solid legal instruments creating rights and obligations remains to be seen.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Information Technology
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• v.16 no.12
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• pp.13-24
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• 2018

Recently, light pollution has become a serious environment issue caused by excessive uses of artificial light. Central and local governments have made efforts to manage light pollution and mitigate light pollution damages. Developing methods to diagnose light pollution is critical to effectively monitor light pollution conditions in Seoul. This study develops a methodology to create a map that presents the status of light pollution in Seoul, using International Space Station(ISS) night-time images. Through the map, we evaluated the areas that show high levels of light intensity and found out local characteristics of light intensity; Commercial area, office building concentrated area, and large sports facilities. The result of study provides basic understanding to present a new way for monitoring light pollution in urban sites.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2003.07a
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• pp.282-285
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• 2003

본 논문에서는 국제우주정거장 (International Space Station; ISS) 개발을 위한 필수 요건인 데이터 인터페이스 기술을 습득하고자, 국제우주정거장에 부착되는 탑재모듈 (Payload)과 인터페이스를 위한 요구사항을 분석/설계하였으며, 이를 검증하기 위한 시뮬레이터의 개발결과를 소개한다. 국제우주정거장과 탑재모듈간의 데이터 인터페이스를 정의하고 구현함으로써, 추후 여러 가지 탑재모듈 개발 시 표준 데이터 인터페이스에 대한 기술을 확보할 수 있으며, 탑재모듈의 특성이나 국제우주정거장의 구체적인 기능에 대한 추가 연구를 통해 탑재모듈 개발 ETB (Electrical Test Bed) 로서의 기능도 수행할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.81-89
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• 2015

In this paper, we describe the development of a bioreactor for a cell-culture experiment on the International Space Station (ISS). The bioreactor is an experimental device for culturing mouse muscle cells in a microgravity environment. The purpose of the experiment was to assess the impact of microgravity on the muscles to address the possibility of long-term human residence in space. After investigation of previously developed bioreactors, and analysis of the requirements for microgravity cell culture experiments, a bioreactor design is herein proposed that is able to automatically culture 32 samples simultaneously. This reactor design is capable of automatic control of temperature, humidity, and culture-medium injection rate; and satisfies the interface requirements of the ISS. Since bioreactors are vulnerable to cell contamination, the medium-circulation modules were designed to be a completely replaceable, in order to reuse the bioreactor after each experiment. The bioreactor control system is designed to circulate culture media to 32 culture chambers at a maximum speed of 1 ml/min, to maintain the temperature of the reactor at $36{\pm}1^{\circ}C$, and to keep the relative humidity of the reactor above 70%. Because bubbles in the culture media negatively affect cell culture, a de-bubbler unit was provided to eliminate such bubbles. A working model of the reactor was built according to the new design, to verify its performance, and was used to perform a cell culture experiment that confirmed the feasibility of this device.

• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.99-108
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• 2008

This paper entirely explains the Korean astronaut program from astronaut selection to launch and return and introduces technology and results through this program in detail. The Korean astronaut program launched Nov. 2005 with the objectives to develop the manned space technology such as astronaut selection, training and space experiment and to disseminate concerns to the public about the science and space. In 2006 to select the Korean astronauts, the standards for selecting astronauts were set and then the selection processes from 1st stage to 4th stage were performed. In 2007, the 2 Korean astronauts took the astronaut training and the 18 domestic science experiments and 3 international experiments which the Korean astronaut, Dr. Yi, performed in ISS last April were developed. In April 2008, the Korean astronaut was transported to ISS by Soyuz in Baikonur in Kazakhstan and returned to the ground with performing the mission and space experiments. This paper will explain these processes as the above(astronaut's selection, training, space experiment, etc.) in detail.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• v.30 no.2
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• pp.107-112
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• 2013

Tissue equivalent proportional counter (TEPC) can measure the Linear Energy Transfer (LET) spectrum and calculate the equivalent dose for the complicated radiation field in space. In this paper, we developed and characterized a TEPC for radiation monitoring in International Space Station (ISS). The prototype TEPC which can simulate a 2 ${\mu}m$ of the site diameter for micro-dosimetry has been tested with a standard alpha source ($^{241}Am$, 5.5 MeV). Also, the calibration of the TEPC was performed by the $^{252}Cf$ neutron standard source in Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS). The determined calibration factor was $k_f=3.59{\times}10^{-7}$ mSv/R.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.413-421
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• 2015

Since the first Cubesat was launched in 2003, there have been more than 230 Cubesats launched so far. Due to their small size and lightweight, Cubesats were launched by utilizing the empty space of regular launch vehicle. However, this launch method has a weakness that has been easily affecting by the schedule of major payloads. As a new solution to this problem, it has been proposed that a robot arm installed on ISS would be used to launch Cubesats. The orbits of Cubesat deployed from the ISS in various angles and directions are analyzed in this paper. We also analyze the possibility of collision between the Cubesat and ISS within the operational orbit of the CubeSat and eventually calculate the optimal angle of a robot arm, which maximizes the lifetime of Cubesat and minimizes the risk of collision between the Cubesat and ISS.

• The Bulletin of The Korean Astronomical Society
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• v.37 no.2
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• pp.206.1-206.1
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• 2012

The NASA Antarctica balloon experiment CREAM has successfully collected the data of energetic cosmic rays during six flights in past years. It recently observed the unexpected discrete hardening in energy spectra of comic rays. However high-statistics data of energetic cosmic rays are required for the further investigation of the unexpected hardening in comic-ray energy spectra. The International Space Station (ISS) is an ideal platform for the CREAM experiment to investigate the unexpected hardening and explore the fundamental issues like the acceleration mechanism and the origin of energetic cosmic rays because of the high duty cycle of the experiment in the ISS platform. We will present the design of the ISS-CREAM experiment, and the development and fabrication status of the detector components including the 4-layer silicon charge detector which will measure the charge constitution of cosmic rays with unprecedented accuracy.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.48-48
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• 2004

국제우주정거장 (International Space Station; ISS) 프로그램을 통하여 미국을 비롯한 15개 참여 국가들은 우주공간의 과학 연구 및 산업적 활용을 위한 전초기지를 만들어 나가고 있다. ISS에는 미세중력 (Microgravity) 환경을 이용하여 각종 실험을 수행하기 위한 공간으로 총 6개의 가압모듈 (Pressurized Module; PM)이 설치되었거나 설치될 예정이다. 현재 설치되어 있는 PM으로는 2001년 2월 ISS에 부착된 미국 NASA의 Destiny 실험모듈이 있으며, 향후 미국의 Centrifuge Accommodation Module (CAM), 일본의 Japanese Experiment Module- Pressurized Module (JEM-PM), 유럽연합의 Columbus Module, 러시아의 Research Module 등이 설치될 예정이다. (중략)

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2004.04a
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• pp.50-50
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• 2004

UML (Unified Modeling Language)은 정해진 기호와 다이어그램을 사용하여 개발할 시스템에 대한 비전을 가지도록 하며, 시스템에 관여하는 사람들에게 자신의 비전을 알리고 의견을 얻을 수 있도록 도와주는 언어이다. 본 논문에서는 이미 설계가 완료되고 구현의 막바지에 이른 국제우주정거장 (ISS; International Space Station)을 위한 데이터 인터페이스 시뮬레이터를 ULM을 이용하여 표현한다. (중략)