You are cordially invited to a monthly webinar hosted by the Korean-American AeroSpace Science and Technology Association.

Date: Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026 at 4:00-5:00 pm (PT), 7:00-8:00 pm (ET)

Speakers: Deok-Ho Kim (Professor, Johns Hopkins University) and Ruth Chiang Carter (NASA Mission Development Consultant (Retired), NASA GSFC)

Venue: Virtual. The Zoom link will be provided to those who register by filling out the Google form listed below.

Webinar Moderator: Soyeon Yi, Former Astronaut, KASSTA  Public Relations Director

Registration Deadline: Feb 11, 2026

If you have any questions, feel free to contact kassta.officer@gmail.com.

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Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET

Join us for cutting-edge insights into the future of space technology featuring two distinguished speakers:

Dr. Jason Hyon (Chief Technologist, Earth Science and Technology Directorate, NASA JPL) will present JPL's Quantum Space Innovation Center (QSIC)—a collaborative hub with nine leading universities developing breakthrough quantum technologies for space applications, from advanced sensors to quantum communication systems.

Dr. Jae-Hung "Jay" Han (Director General, KAIST Space Institute) will showcase KAIST's pioneering work in space services and manufacturing, including the ADR-sat debris removal mission launching in 2028 and plans for Korea's first unmanned space station.

Moderated by: Soyeon Yi, Former Astronaut & KASSTA Public Relations Director

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Join us for a virtual KASSTA webinar on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at 4:00 PM PT / 7:00 PM ET. 

Prof. Hae-Dong Kim (Aerospace Engineering, Gyeongsang National University) will survey cutting-edge On-Orbit Servicing (OOS)—refueling, repair, component exchange—tracing its history, commercial trends, enabling technologies, and an introduction to WorkerInSpace. 

Dr. JangKeun Kim (Mason Lab, Weill Cornell Medicine) will spotlight the multi-omic dynamics of human spaceflight, including SOMA, CAMBANK, agency and commercial initiatives (NASA, JAXA, ESA, SpaceX, Axiom), biobank access, and insights from Inspiration4 for sustaining human presence beyond LEO.

Special Offer:

Selected participants will rceive gift cards! To qualify, join KASSTA and select KASSTA as your APS if you are a KSEA member.

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When: Thursday August 7 

Where: Atlanta, GA.

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Date & Time: April 23, 2025, 5:00 PM (PST) / 8:00 PM (EST)
Location: Virtual Webinar (link to be announced)

Speakers:

🔹 Jae Hwan Kang
Postdoctoral Scholar in Physics, Caltech
Topic: SPHEREx: A Near-Infrared Space Observatory Conducting an All-Sky Spectrophotometry Survey
Learn about SPHEREx, NASA’s newly launched near-infrared space observatory, which will survey the entire sky and collect data on over 450 million galaxies. Discover its role in answering fundamental questions about the history of the universe, and explore the collaborative effort between NASA and KASI.

🔹 Chunyoung Park
Aerospace Engineer, Pyramid Space Inc.
Topic: Driving the Future of the Space Economy with Advanced Propulsion Systems
Explore how private industry and propulsion innovation are transforming the space economy. This talk will highlight emerging markets in space logistics, tourism, and habitation—powered by next-gen propulsion technologies.

Moderated by:

🔹 Jeong-Beom Ihn – KASSTA Vice President, Technical Fellow, Boeing Research & Technology

Special Offer:

Selected participants will receive gift cards! To qualify, join KASSTA and select KASSTA as your APS if you are a KSEA member.

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Date & Time: March 19th, 2025, 5:00 PM (PST) / 8:00 PM (EST)
Location: Virtual Webinar (link to be announced)

Speakers:

🔹 Prof. Regina Lee (Department of Earth and Space Science and Engineering, York University)
Topic: AI-based Image Processing Techniques for Space Situational Awareness (SSA)

🔹 Henry Huh, Ph.D. (Computational Scientist, In-Space Propulsion Branch (RQRS), Air Force Research Laboratory)
Topic: Cone-Jet and Emission Behavior for Electrospray Thrusters via Computational Analysis

Moderated by:

🔹 Jeong-Beom Ihn – KASSTA Vice President, Technical Fellow, Boeing Research & Technology

Special Offer:

Selected participants will receive gift cards! To qualify, join KASSTA and select KASSTA as your APS if you are a KSEA member.

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Date & Time: February 15th, 2025, 5:00 PM (PST) / 8:00 PM (EST)
Location: Virtual Webinar (to be announced) 

Speakers:

🔹 Jaewoo Jung, Ph.D.
Branch Chief, NASA Ames Research Center (ARC)
Presentation: Overview of NASA’s Extensible Traffic Management (xTM) Work
Discussion on NASA’s UTM project, which introduced a scalable Air Traffic Management (ATM) architecture for small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The talk will cover the generalization of UTM to xTM, extending traffic management beyond small UAS to high-altitude operations (above 60,000 feet).

🔹 Seungwhan Baek, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
Presentation: Cryogenic Heat Transfer Problems for Space Applications
Exploration of the challenges in managing cryogenic propellants like liquid oxygen, hydrogen, and methane for space transportation, including thermal transfer issues, insulation, and fuel loss in microgravity environments.

Moderated by:
🔹 Jeong-Beom Ihn
KASSTA Vice President, Technical Fellow, Boeing Research & Technology

🔹 Special Offer: Selected participants will receive gift cards. To qualify, join KASSTA and select KASSTA as your APS if you are a KSEA member.

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Date & Time: November 16th, 2024, 5:00 PM (PDT) / 8:00 PM (EDT)
Location: Virtual Webinar (via Zoom)

Yoon Shin
Founder & CEO of Perigee Aerospace Inc.
Presentation: Propulsion systems for Korea's space exploration missions

Chunyoung Park
Aerospace Engineer at Pyramid Space Inc.
Presentation: Driving the future of space economy with advanced propulsion systems 

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