President Yoon Suk Yeol praised the successful launch of the domestically developed space rocket Nuri on Thursday, saying it is a "splendid feat" that elevates Korea's status among the Group of Seven space powers.
Nuri, Korea's homegrown rocket, will take off at 6:24 p.m. Wednesday, from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung County in South Jeolla, in line with its original plan.
Korea's homegrown rocket Nuri arrived at the launch pad at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla, on Tuesday morning, a day ahead of its liftoff to send multiple satellites into orbit. It was erected at the space center at 11:33 a.m...
Korea blasted satellites into orbit using its own rocket, becoming the seventh member of the exclusive club of space nations. But analysts warn that's just the beginning of a long journey, not the end.
With the successful launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-II), named Nuri, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) became the seventh space agency to succeed in putting a satellite weighing more than 1 ton into space.
It lifted off from the launch pad with a roar at 4 p.m., on time that day after being previously twice delayed, from Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, Tuesday.
Korea's homegrown rocket Nuri is again standing tall and ready on the launch pad, ahead of its lift-off slated for Tuesday.
The launch of Nuri has been rescheduled for Tuesday, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced Friday.
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) said the launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-II), or Nuri, was canceled due to a malfunction of a sensor in an oxidizer tank in the first-stage booster.
The launch of Korea's homegrown carrier rocket, originally slated for Wednesday, was delayed a day due to strong winds.
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