MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee uses a controller to manipulate one of the robotic arms at the Robot Operations Center (ROC), Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee delivers remarks prior to the signing of a joint statement between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Joe Easley, robotics demonstration and test engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, right, is seen with MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee as he discusses one of the robotic arms at the Robot Operations Center (ROC), Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Joe Easley, robotics demonstration and test engineer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, left, is seen with MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee as he uses a controller to manipulate one of the robotic arms at the Robot Operations Center (ROC), Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee display the Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea after signing them, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee sign a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee shake hands after signing a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee sign a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee are seen before the arrival of Vice President Kamala Harris and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee pose for a photo after signing a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy and MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee sign a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

From left to right, President of Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Sang-ryul Lee, President of Korea Astronomy and Space Research Institute, Young-deuk Park, NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and NASA Associate Administrator Bob Cabana pose for a photo after a Joint Statement of Intent to advance cooperation in exploration and science between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea was signed, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

Vice President Kamala Harris, third from right, and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, third from left, pose for a picture with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Vice President Kamala Harris, right, speaks with NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy, left, MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee, Dr. Makenzie Lystrup, Director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, and NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim prior to the arrival of President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, during a tour of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is seen in the audience as MSIT Minister Jong-Ho Lee delivers remarks prior to the singing of a joint statement between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy delivers remarks prior to the signing of a joint statement between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)

NASA Deputy Administrator Pam Melroy delivers remarks prior to the signing of a joint statement between NASA and the Ministry of Science and ICT of the Republic of Korea, Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. Photo Credit: (NASA/Aubrey Gemignani)