{
  "id": 850955,
  "title": "BIGBANG joins Korea's space ambitions as 1st KASA ambassadors",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bigbang-joins-koreas-space-ambitions-as-1st-kasa-ambassadors",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-14T08:22:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20260814/bigbang-joins-koreas-space-ambitions-as-1st-kasa-ambassadors"
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  "summary": "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…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "BIGBANG joins Korea's space ambitions as 1st KASA ambassadors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/bigbang-joins-koreas-space-ambitions-as-1st-kasa-ambassadors-851882",
        "published": "2026-08-14T08:32:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}