South Korea has announced it, too, is building a space program. Seoul plans an Earth orbiting satellite made in South Korea and using only South Korean technology by 2017, a probe orbiting the Moon by 2020, and an unmanned probe landing on the Moon in 2025. That seems to be a reasonable yet aggressive schedule for a nation with an expanding economy that is lead by a strong technology sector.
As documented in this blog, many nations are at least considering increased spending on space technology over the next twenty years or so. There are also many exciting projects being pursued by private industry. By the time we are ready to begin a manned exploration program of Mars, the worldwide technology base could be extremely robust, allowing many nations to meaningfully participate in the effort.
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