South Korean Space Agency Joins Disaster Relief Pact

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South Korea's space agency, the Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), has become the newest member of the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters, which makes space-based data available free of charge to aid in disaster relief and recovery efforts, the U.K. Space Agency announced July 18. KARI, part of Korean Ministry of Science, Education and Technology, sent a letter of intent to join the charter last year and officially came on board July 7, according to the U.K. Space Agency.