제2우주센터 어디에?…전남광주·제주 2파전
Jeonnam-Gwangju and Jeju Bid to Host Korea's Second Space Center
Part of the August 8, 2026 daily edition
우주항공청에 따르면 ‘제2우주센터’ 건립지를 정하는 공모에 전남광주통합특별시와 제주특별자치도 두 곳이 응모했습니다. 제2우주센터는 위성 발사 수요가 급증하고 재사용 발사체 운용이 늘어나는 상황에 대응하기 위해 새로 짓는 핵심 우주 인프라입니다. 우주항공청은 건립지선정위원회를 구성해 두 지방자치단체가 기본 요건을 충족하는지 먼저 검토할 계획입니다. 이어 발사 운용성과 발사 인프라 구축 환경 등을 종합적으로 평가해 최종 후보지를 정합니다. 선정 결과는 2026년 10월 중 공식 발표될 예정입니다. 선정된 지역에는 2028년부터 2034년까지 발사시설과 재사용 발사체 착륙시설이 들어설 예정입니다. 제2우주센터는 전남 고흥의 나로우주센터에 이은 두 번째 우주 발사 기지입니다.
Translation
According to the Korea AeroSpace Administration, two applicants — Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City and Jeju Special Self-Governing Province — have entered the open competition to decide the site of the "Second Space Center." The Second Space Center is key space infrastructure being newly built to respond to a situation in which demand for satellite launches is surging and the operation of reusable launch vehicles is growing. The administration plans to set up a site selection committee and first review whether the two local governments meet the basic requirements. It will then comprehensively assess factors such as launch operability and the environment for building launch infrastructure, and decide the final candidate site. The selection result is due to be officially announced in October 2026. In the selected region, launch facilities and landing facilities for reusable launch vehicles are scheduled to go up between 2028 and 2034. The Second Space Center will be the country's second space launch base, following the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
Vocabulary
- 공모명사 (noun)open call for applications, public competition
- 응모하다동사 (verb)to apply, to enter (a competition)
- 수요명사 (noun)demand
- 발사체명사 (noun)launch vehicle, rocket
- 요건명사 (noun)requirement, condition
- 선정되다동사 (verb)to be selected, to be chosen
Grammar points
N에 따르면according to N
Attached to a person, organisation or document, this marks the source of the information that follows. It is the standard way Korean news reports attribute a statement, and the sentence that follows usually ends in a neutral report form rather than the speaker's own opinion.
Example: 정부에 따르면 올해 예산이 크게 늘었습니다.
According to the government, this year's budget has increased significantly.
-기 위해in order to
Added to a verb stem, it states the purpose of the action in the main clause. -기 위해서 is the fuller form and means the same thing; with a noun, the pattern becomes N을/를 위해.
Example: 회사는 수출을 늘리기 위해 새 공장을 짓습니다.
The company is building a new factory in order to increase exports.
-(으)ㄹ 계획입니다 / -(으)ㄹ 예정입니다plan to / be scheduled to
Both attach to a verb stem to describe something not yet done. -(으)ㄹ 계획이다 presents it as somebody's intention, while -(으)ㄹ 예정이다 presents it as a fixed schedule, so news writing uses 예정 for dates that are already set.
Example: 새 도서관은 다음 달에 문을 열 예정입니다.
The new library is scheduled to open next month.
-되다 (발표되다, 선정되다)passive: be done, get carried out
Many Sino-Korean action nouns take 하다 for the active verb and 되다 for the passive one: 발표하다 'announce' becomes 발표되다 'be announced', 선정하다 'select' becomes 선정되다 'be selected'. News Korean prefers the 되다 form when the actor is obvious or unimportant.
Example: 새 정책의 내용은 다음 주에 발표됩니다.
The details of the new policy will be announced next week.
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