Dr. Sang-Ryool Lee is President of Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), a government-funded research institute responsible for the development of aerospace technology in the Republic of Korea. He has been President of KARI since March 2021.  
 
Prior to his appointment, he was Director of the Lunar Exploration Program Office where he led the development of Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) from 2019-2021. He has contributed to the research and development of all LEO Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite (KOMPSAT) series more than 20 years. He also served as Director of GEO-KOMPSAT Program Office.  
 
Dr. Lee earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Aeronautical Engineering from Seoul National University and holds a doctorate in Automatic Control for Space Application from Paul Sabatier University, France.   
 
He was awarded with the Civil Merit Medal and the Order of Science and Technology Merit in 2000 and 2007 respectively. He has been a member of National Academy of Engineering of Korea since 2018. 
PANELISTS SESSION

ABU DHABI SPACE DEBATE AGENDA

05 December 2022 | 11:00 | SPACE EXPLORATION CONSORTIUMS: EVOLUTION OR REVOLUTION?

Are space consortiums polarising developments?

  • Updates from signatories - what are the milestones of the Artemis accords and how are they progressing?
  • Discussing how signatories are governing private sector commercial activities and the utilisation of space resources
  • Developing stronger international cooperation and collaboration for civil space exploration and use of outer space

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