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First-stage Engine Test for KSLV-2 Rocket Set for Later This Year

SEOUL, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea is set to carry out a critical ignition test for the first-stage engine of its locally built space rocket later this year, a senior researcher at a state-run aerospace institute said Sunday. The process involves the clustering of four 75-ton thrust motors into the main stage rocket [...]

S. Korea Successfully Tests Space Rocket Engine

GOHEUNG, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully tested its locally developed rocket engine on Wednesday, officials said, taking a step closer to the full-fledged development of the country’s first space launch vehicle. The test of the 75-ton thrust engine was conducted using a single-stage rocket that was launched from the Naro Space Center [...]