 ▲ 윤영빈 초대 우주항공청장이 24일 용산 대통령실 청사에서 소감을 밝히고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
윤석열 대통령이 24일 초대 우주항공청장(차관급)에 윤영빈 서울대 항공우주공학과 교수를 내정했다.
또 1급인 우주항공임무본부장에 존 리 전 미국항공우주국(NASA) 본부장, 우주청 차장엔 노경원 과학기술정보통신부 연구개발정책실장을 각각 기용했다.
성태윤 대통령실 정책실장은 이날 용산 대통령실 브리핑에서 다음 달 27일 출범 예정인 우주항공청 고위직 인선을 발표하면서 이같이 전했다.
성 실장은 윤 초대 우주항공청장에 대해 "1996년부터 서울대 항공우주학과 교수로 재직하며 로켓추진연구실을 이끌고 있다"며 "액체로켓·가스터빈 엔진 등 연구를 40여년간 수행해오며 나로호·한국형 발사체 개발·달 탐사·1단계 사업 등에 참여 성공적 추진에 기여해온 우주 추진체 분야 우리나라 대표 연구자"라고 소개했다.
존 리 우주항공임무본부장에 대해선 "1992년부터 나사에서 근무를 시작해 29년간 재직하며 나사의 굵직한 우주 프로그램을 관리해 온 우주 분야 전문가"라고 설명했다.
노 차장에 대해선 "우주항공청 출범 산파 역할을 해왔고 기술에 대한 이해도·행정·전문성 모두 갖춘 최고 전문가"라며 "연구개발정책실장을 우주항공청 차장으로 내정한 건 우주항공청이 조기에 안정적 궤도에 오를 수 있도록 하기 위한 것"이라고 전했다.
성 실장은 "윤 대통령은 이번 인선을 진행하며 업계 최고 전문가들을 주요 직위에 내정한 만큼 우주항공청이 성공적으로 출범해 우리나라 우주 항공산업을 잘 이끌어 갈 수 있도록 철저히 준비해달라 당부했다"고 전했다.
 ▲ (왼쪽부터) 윤영빈 초대 우주항공청장·존 리 임무본부장·노경원 차장이 24일 용산 대통령실 청사에서 성태윤 대통령실 정책실장 인사 발표를 듣고 있다. © 뉴시스 |
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President Yoon Seok-yeol nominates Professor Yoon Young-bin of Seoul National University as the first director of the Aerospace Administration.
John Lee, former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was appointed as the first-class head of the Aerospace Mission Headquarters, and Noh Kyeong-won, head of the Research and Development Policy Office of the Ministry of Science and ICT, was appointed as the deputy head of the Space Administration.
-kihong Kim reporter
On the 24th, President Yoon Seok-yeol nominated Yoon Young-bin, a professor of aerospace engineering at Seoul National University, as the first director of the Aerospace Administration (Vice Minister level).
In addition, John Lee, former head of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), was appointed as the first-level head of the Aerospace Mission Headquarters, and Noh Kyung-won, head of the Research and Development Policy Office of the Ministry of Science and ICT, was appointed as the deputy head of the Space Administration.
Seong Tae-yoon, head of the Presidential Office's policy office, said this at the Yongsan Presidential Office briefing on the same day while announcing the appointment of high-ranking officials at the Aerospace Administration, which is scheduled to be launched on the 27th of next month.
Regarding Yoon, the first director of the Korea Aerospace Administration, Director Seong said, "He has been a professor in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Seoul National University since 1996 and has led the Rocket Propulsion Research Laboratory. He has been conducting research on liquid rockets and gas turbine engines for over 40 years and is responsible for the development of Naroho and Korean launch vehicles. ·He is Korea’s leading researcher in the space propulsion field who has contributed to the successful promotion of lunar exploration and phase 1 projects.”
John Lee, head of the Aerospace Mission Division, was described as "an expert in the space field who started working at NASA in 1992 and has managed NASA's major space programs over the course of his 29-year career."
Regarding Deputy Director Roh, he said, "He has served as a midwife for the launch of the Korea Aerospace Administration and is a top expert with an understanding of technology, administration, and expertise." He added, "The designation of the head of the Research and Development Policy Office as the Deputy Director of the Korea Aerospace Administration will enable the Korea Aerospace Administration to get on a stable track early." “This is to ensure that there is,” he said.
Director Seong said, “President Yoon has appointed the best experts in the industry to key positions during this appointment, and requested thorough preparations so that the Korea Aerospace Administration can be launched successfully and lead our country’s aerospace industry well.”
