• Current Industrial and Technological Trends in Aerospace
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• v.9 no.1
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• pp.37-42
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• 2011

Korea's space activity is expected more vital in the next decade. 14 Korean government satellites, with 10 satellites more over the last decade, are planned for launch between 2011 and 2020 according to the national space long-term plan. And Korean Space Launch Vehicle 2 has been developing aiming to launch in 2021. Forecasting and supply planning for the Korea Aerospace Research Institute's manpower could be essential to successfully fulfill the Korea's next decadal task in the aerospace field. In this paper, KARI's manpower is forecasted using the relations between KARI's budget and total personnel. KARI is expected to has 1,000~1,400 personnel in 2020 which is at least 400 personnels more than present.