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Boryung promoted Humans In Space by hosting a roadshow at ASCEND, the largest US space conference.
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For the second consecutive year, Boryung's CEO and Chairman, Jay Kim, was invited to deliver the opening speech at ASCEND and to present as a featured speaker in the main sessions.
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Boryung signed MOUs with VARDA and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) to further develop the HIS platform.
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 2, Boryung announced that it hosted the 2024 Humans In Space (HIS) roadshow at the Accelerating Space Commerce, Exploration, and New Discovery (ASCEND), the largest US space industry conference, held in Las Vegas from July 30 to August 1.
ASCEND is an annual space industry conference organized by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world's largest aerospace technical society. Co-hosted with the Aviation Forum this year, the event attracted over 4,000 global experts from government, industry, and academia, including representatives from NASA, Boeing, and Lockheed Martin to discuss the latest advancements in space exploration.
Boryung organized a dedicated session and operated an exclusive booth to foster engagement in the global space healthcare ecosystem and the HIS platform. The session focused on underscoring the significance of space healthcare in future space exploration. It also presented the outcomes of the HIS Challenge held thus far and outlined the future roadmap for the initiative.
The final round of this year's Humans In Space Challenge will be co-hosted with the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan in October. The startups and researchers selected through the final round will have the opportunity to send their ideas and experiments to orbit through Axiom Space's crewed mission (Ax-Mission).
Jay Kim, Boryung's CEO and Chairman, delivered the opening speech this year for the second consecutive year. He also participated in a panel discussion on the 'Importance of International Collaboration in Space Exploration.' The panel included industry experts such as Karen Feldstein, NASA Associate Administrator for International and Interagency Relations, and Debra Facktor, the Head of U.S. Space Systems for Airbus U.S. Space & Defense.
Citing the partnership between Boryung and Axiom Space as an example, Jay Kim emphasized that "collaboration between Korea and the United States in the private sector is paving the way for Korea to leverage space infrastructure." He further underscored that "global cooperation, competition, and government investment are all essential for developing a sustainable space economy."