South Korea went to the moon on Thursday. But he doesn’t want to stop there.
“We are also considering using the moon as an outpost for space exploration,” Kwon Hyun-joon, director general of space and nuclear energy at South Korea’s Ministry of Science, said in a written response to questions. “While we hope to explore the Moon itself, we also recognize its potential to act as a base for larger exploration of deep space like Mars and beyond.”
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