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Soonwoo Choi

Soonwoo Choi

Lt Col, Republic of Korea Air Force

Soonwoo Choi is a Lieutenant Colonel in the Republic of Korea Air Force and a space policy scholar whose research focuses on space governance and legitimacy, public-private partnerships, commercial space policy, and public support for space activities. His recent work also examines international space governance and cooperation, including questions of data sharing, interoperability, and institutional coordination across national and organizational boundaries.

He holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration and Policy from Florida State University, where his research examined institutional change in space policy, the role of public-private partnerships in commercial space development, and the sources of public legitimacy for government space activities. He also studied at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.

During his career in the Republic of Korea Air Force, he has served in military aviation and worked in defense and North Korea policy, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, unmanned aircraft systems, and future capabilities development. He also serves as a UAV instructor at Florida State University.

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