Building on the success of the inaugural workshop held at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in December 2024, the Korean-American AeroSpace Science and Technology Association (KASSTA), the Korean Space Science Society (KSSS), and JPL jointly organized a second workshop in Korea in October 2025. The primary objective of this workshop was to foster and strengthen collaboration between the United States and Korea in the field of Aerospace Science and Technology, which is one of Korea’s 12 National Strategic Technologies.
The timing of the workshop was strategically chosen to maximize participation from Korean attendees by leveraging the 2025 Fall Academic Conference and the 43rd Regular General Meeting of the KSSS, held in Jeju from October 29 to November 1, 2025. Our workshop took place from October 26 to 29, immediately preceding the KSSS meeting. This arrangement expanded opportunities for Korean researchers, as well as for those from other countries, to engage in international joint research enhancing their competitiveness in the global aerospace science and technology arena. A total of 112 scientists and engineers from Korea, the United States, Canada, Germany, and Japan participated, discussing shared interests in space science and technology. This marked a significant increase from last year, when we had ~70 participants.
The workshop commenced with registration, followed by an opening ceremony and welcome reception. The President of KSSS presented Certificates of Appreciation to the President of KASSTA and the representative from JPL.
On the second day of the workshop, participants presented their current and planned research in the rapidly evolving field of space science and technology. The day included a total of 24 presentations, organized into four sessions: (1) Space Telescopes, (2) Astrophysics and Technology, (3) Space Exploration, and (4) Heliophysics. The day concluded with a technical tour of the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA)’s Korea Space Weather Center (KSWC), followed by a group dinner.