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The Korea Aerospace Administration, which launched May 30 to oversee space policy and to nurture space-related businesses, has tapped former NASA executive John Lee as its US representative.
He is to handle outreach to NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; represent KASA at industry conferences and scientific forums; and interact with aerospace companies, universities and think tanks.
Lee has more than 30 years of space experience, and worked at Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA’s top space research lab, until 2021.
"KASA will usher in a new space era by cultivating experts while intensively supporting the aerospace industry ecosystem and fostering challenging and innovative R&D," Korea president Yoon Suk Yeol said in unveiling KASA.
The Administration will oversee Korea’s aggressive plan to land on Mars by 2045. The country has allocated $72B for that program.
Korea also is targeting a robotic lunar landing in 2032.
Anne Kierig, who was senior manager of public policy at Amazon, has joined the American Advertising Federation as VP-government affairs. She takes over for Clark Rector, who is retiring after a 37-year run at AAF.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which was established in compliance with the executive order signed by President Trump, has hired Valcour LLC, which has close ties with his administration.
Ballard Partners has signed on gunmaker Sturm, Ruger & Co to advocate on behalf of Second Amendment issues.
Sakura Conservation Strategies has registered Japanese American Confinement Sites Consortium as a client.
Sachs Media has signed on to represent the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund to advocate for public policies proven to reduce tobacco use, which is the No. 1 cause of preventable deaths in the US and the rest of the world.
