Politics · South Korea · 13 hrs ago
Sacheon and Goheung push for special law to build aerospace city
Officials and residents urged South Korea's parliament to pass a special law for an aerospace complex city linking Sacheon and Goheung.
About 500 people from Gyeongsangnam-do and Jeonnam-Gwangju gathered outside the National Assembly in Seoul.
The proposed city would combine Sacheon's aerospace manufacturing and research with Goheung's space-launch facilities.
Sacheon is home to the Korea Aerospace Administration and a national aerospace industrial complex, while Goheung has the Naro Space Center.
Supporters say the law is needed to bring industry, research, education and other functions together and strengthen South Korea's aerospace sector.
A bill backed by 42 lawmakers has remained at committee review for 11 months.
After the rally, organizers handed parliamentary leaders signatures from 400,000 residents and called for the bill's swift passage.
Officials and residents from South Korea’s South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla-Gwangju regions urged the National Assembly to pass a special law for an aerospace complex city.
More than 500 people attended a rally outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Nov. 9.
The proposed city would combine Sacheon’s aerospace manufacturing and research capabilities with Goheung’s space-launch infrastructure.
The bill has remained at the standing committee review stage for 11 months.
Supporters say the law is needed to build an industry ecosystem with businesses, research institutions, training and residential functions.
- Who
- South Gyeongsang and South Jeolla-Gwangju officials, Sacheon and Goheung officials, lawmakers and residents.
- What
- They urged the National Assembly to pass a special law to support building an aerospace complex city.
- When
- Nov. 9, 2026.
- Where
- Outside the National Assembly in Seoul.
- Why
- Supporters say the law would help combine regional aerospace capabilities and build an industry ecosystem.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lawmakers from both parties introduced a bill to build and support an aerospace complex city.
More than 500 people gathered outside the National Assembly to urge passage of the special law.
After the rally, regional leaders delivered a petition signed by 400,000 residents to parliamentary leaders.
- Rally attendance
- More than 500 people
- Petition signatories
- 400,000 residents
- Bill sponsors
- 42 lawmakers from both parties
- Bill status
- At standing committee review 11 months after introduction
- Sacheon facilities
- Korea AeroSpace Administration and a national aerospace industrial complex
- Goheung facility
- Naro Space Center
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What people are saying
At a time when countries around the world are competing to secure leadership in the aerospace industry, we must not miss the right moment to develop the industry because of legislative delays.
With the opening of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, we laid the foundation for the development of the country's aerospace industry.