Space telescope developed by Korea Astronomical Institute and others to be held at wrap-up party in collaboration with NASA - Korean media

The Korea Space Agency and the Korea Astronomical Science Institute announced that the SphereX space telescope, jointly developed with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was launched on February 28 at Vandenberg Space Center in California.
The SphereX is a medium-sized space telescope that began development in 2019 and is estimated to cost 280 billion won (approximately 29.598 billion yen).
The project is led by the California Institute of Technology and involves 12 related institutions. SphereX will be able to observe ultraviolet rays, which are difficult to observe from the ground. If the wrap-up party is successful,
It can also measure the total amount of light in faint galaxies, which can help us understand the formation and evolution of galaxies. Professor Lee Jeong Hoo of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Seoul National University said, "Using SphereX, we can measure a minimum of 20,000
"I will attempt research to detect ice components such as water and carbon dioxide on celestial bodies. I would like to analyze the role of ice in the formation process of stars and planets and shed light on the origin of life."
The Korea Astronomical Science Institute (KASI) joined SphereX in the planning stages in 2016 based on its near-infrared space telescope technology, and has been working on joint development since 2019.
He has been in charge of developing the space environment test equipment to realize this, and has led the performance tests of optics and spectroscopy. He is also cooperating in the development of software to process the observation data.