National Aerospace Development Administration

The National Aerospace Development Administration (NADA) is the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's government space agency as of 2013 having replaced the National Comittee of Space Agency. It was created as a result of the Law of Space Development passed in the 7th session of the 12th People's Assembly. Yu Chol-u is the current director of NADA.

Mission and Ethics
The pimary mission of NADA as laid out in the Law of Space Development is resource accusition for the self sufficiency of the DPRK; aestroid mining, gas harvesting, etc for the continued independence of the state. This is in line with Juche, the national ideology which states that only through self sufficiency can communism be achieved. It's other efforts are to improve the republic's scientific knowledge, communications, weather obeservation ,and Earth observation for the purpose of self defense. Under the Law of Space Development NADA is to cooperate with the international community with the DPRK having signed two treaties in 2009 regarding space; the Outer Space Treaty and the Convention of Regulation of Objects in Space.

Previous and Ongoing Missions
NADA currenlty has two satalites in orbit of the Earth. Due to ballistic missile test bans NADA, which has inherited some of the DPRK's larger rockets for mission purposes, faces international pressures reguarding it's missions and rocket tests which in at least one case (Unha 1's test) was covered as a missile test by international media such as that of the United States where it's known as the 2006 North Korean missile test. NADA has pointed out that both American and Soviet space agencies began by using missile technology in the Cold War and thus it's use of domesticly produced missiles for the advacement of rocket technology is no different. Regardless the US and Japan are weary and announced a missile defense grid for Japan which has only hightened tensions between and the DPRK. China is concerned that this may get out of hand but also doesn't want to discourage the DPRK from continuing it's space program.

Upcoming Missions
In 2016 Hyon Kwlang-il, directors of NADA's scientific research department NADA stated plans to have a geostationary satalite in orbit prior to 2020. He also expressed hope that the DPRK will plant a flag on the moon in the 2020s.