Korean Committee of Space Technology

Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST)
조선우주공간기술위원회
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of North Korea
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • Ryu Kum Chol, Deputy director of Space Development Department of Korean Committee for Space Technology

The Korean Committee of Space Technology (KCST; Korean조선우주공간기술위원회, Hanja: 朝鮮宇宙空間技術委員會) was the agency of the government of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) responsible for the country's space program. The agency was terminated and succeeded by the National Aerospace Development Administration in 2013 after the Law on Space Development was passed in the 7th session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.