Space Race Heats Up on Korean Peninsula With Launch of Seoul’s First Spy Satellite
The American Space Force unit, headquartered at Osan Air Base south of Seoul, is counting on South Korean satellites to complement Washington’s own satellites monitoring the North’s nuclear and missile program.
South Korea has beaten the North Koreans in the space race by putting the peninsula’s first home-made spy satellite into orbit while the new American Space Force teams up with Seoul at its first overseas base.
The American Space Force unit, headquartered at Osan Air Base south of Seoul, is counting on South Korean satellites to complement Washington’s own satellites monitoring the North’s nuclear and missile program.
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