Korea Testing Laboratory

The Space Component Testing Center of the Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL) was established to support the advancement of the domestic space industry. Its primary goals and activities are as follows: * Goals: 1. Enhancing the Reliability of Domestic Space Components: The center aims to strengthen the competitiveness of domestic space technology by ensuring the quality and reliability of essential components used in the space industry. 2. Establishing Space Environment Testing Infrastructure: One of its key objectives is to provide testing infrastructure that can verify the performance of satellite and launch vehicle components under conditions similar to the actual space environment. 3. Securing International Competitiveness: To enhance the global competitiveness of the domestic space industry, the center offers testing services that meet international testing and certification standards, and it seeks to elevate domestic technology through collaboration with international space organizations. * Major Activities: 1. Space Environment Testing: The center conducts environmental tests on satellite and launch vehicle components to evaluate their durability and performance under conditions such as vacuum, temperature extremes, radiation, vibration, and shock. - Testing in vacuum chambers to simulate the extreme temperatures and vacuum conditions of space. - Vibration and shock testing to assess the durability of components during the launch process. 2. Reliability Verification: It conducts reliability tests to ensure that components can operate normally over long periods in space. - Simulating thermal and mechanical stresses that occur in space to verify component longevity. 3. Testing and Certification: The center provides testing and certification services according to international standards, enabling domestic components to enter the global space market. - Offering certification procedures based on international standards (e.g., ECSS, NASA standards). 4. Support for Research and Development: The center supports R&D projects related to space components and is equipped to test and verify technologies from the development stage through to commercialization. - Supporting tests during the development of new technologies and components. - Assisting with technology transfer and commercialization through collaboration with research institutions and companies. 5. Industry Support and Education: Through collaboration and technical support, the center assists domestic space companies in developing and testing space components, and it also offers educational programs to train specialized personnel. - Providing technical support for companies involved in space component development and testing. - Offering educational programs to cultivate skilled professionals in the space sector.