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        "rendered": "<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re excited to announce a major milestone for Korea&#8217;s space industry! \ud83d\ude80<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WorkerInSpace has officially signed <strong>Korea\u2019s first Letter of Intent (LOI)<\/strong> for in-orbit servicing with <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ktsat.com\">KT SAT<\/a>, marking a pivotal step toward commercial satellite life-extension services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since April, both companies have worked closely to explore technical and commercial collaboration opportunities. The LOI confirms that <strong>KT SAT has expressed its intent to purchase in-orbit servicing<\/strong>\u2014such as <strong>orbital and attitude control<\/strong>, <strong>refueling<\/strong>, and <strong>satellite repair<\/strong>\u2014for satellites it currently operates or plans to operate, <strong>following the successful demonstration of WorkerInSpace\u2019s technology.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who we are:<\/strong><br>Founded in January 2024 by aerospace professor Haedong Kim, WorkerInSpace is Korea\u2019s first space startup dedicated to satellite life extension and in-space manufacturing. We opened our R&amp;D center in Sejong City earlier this year and are now actively raising our Pre-A round to launch Korea\u2019s first servicing satellite, <strong>VEROS-1<\/strong>, by 2028.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What\u2019s next:<\/strong><br>With this LOI, VEROS-1 is set to demonstrate key servicing capabilities on KT SAT\u2019s retired satellite in orbit\u2014a crucial step toward global commercialization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more at the article below. \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edaily.co.kr\/News\/Read?newsId=03099606642233208&amp;mediaCodeNo=257&amp;OutLnkChk=Y\">\uc704\uc131 \uc218\uba85\uc5f0\uc7a5 \uae38 \uc5f4\uc5c8\ub2e4\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\uc6cc\ucee4\ub9b0\uc2a4\ud398\uc774\uc2a4\u00b7KT SAT \ud611\ub825<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceIndustry #OnOrbitServicing #SatelliteLifeExtension #WorkerInSpace #KTSAT #NewSpace #KoreaSpace #VEROS1 #StartupNews<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>",
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