Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Gov't launches support to aid Korea in private sector space race

Korea wants in on the growing commercial launch service market where overseas players such as SpaceX are taking the lead, amid an accelerating space race in the private sector.

2023-09-21

Koreans share reaction to false air raid alarm online

Koreans are sharing their reactions to the false air raid alarm in Seoul that left them puzzled on an early Wednesday morning on social media.

2023-06-01

North Korea says spy satellite launch fails

North Korea's projectile launch Wednesday morning ended in failure after the rocket crashed into the sea, according to its state media.

2023-05-31

North launches 'space launch vehicle,' warnings mistakenly sent to Seoul residents

An evacuation alert was mistakenly sent to Seoul residents on Wednesday morning after South Korean military authorities detected the launch of a North Korean space launch vehicle (SLV), which they later said flew west of the peninsula.

2023-05-31

Yoon lauds success of Nuri's launch as 'splendid feat'

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.

2023-05-26

[ANALYSIS] Korea made it to space, but where does that take it?

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.

2022-06-29

Korea enters space club with successful launch of Nuri

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.

2022-06-21

Korea's Nuri is standing tall ahead of twice-delayed lift-off

Korea's homegrown rocket Nuri is again standing tall and ready on the launch pad, ahead of its lift-off slated for Tuesday.

2022-06-20

KSLV-II delayed second time due to sensor glitch

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.

2022-06-15

Nuri-ho gets second chance to reach space next week

Korea is taking a second shot at launching its homegrown carrier rocket into space on June 15, after the first trial in October ended in partial success.

2022-06-10