BIGBANG joins Korea's space ambitions as 1st KASA ambassadors - The Korea Times

Members of BIGBANG pose after being appointed as the first public relations ambassadors of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA). Courtesy of KASA

Veteran K-pop group BIGBANG has been tapped in Korea's push to build a space industry, becoming the first public relations ambassadors of the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA) on Friday.

KASA said it appointed the group to help broaden public interest in the country's space and aviation programs, and make its vision and major projects more accessible to the public.

The appointment comes as Korea prepares for the fifth launch of its Nuri space rocket and advances plans for lunar exploration, giving BIGBANG a role in bringing those efforts closer to the public and encouraging interest and participation in major space programs through a range of communication activities.

Among them will be the Dream Capsule project, which will collect the public's dreams and messages of support and send them into space aboard the fifth Nuri launch, planned for the second half of this year.