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Nuri’s Pre-Dawn Liftoff Signals New Phase in South Korea’s Space Ambitions

Nuri’s Pre-Dawn Liftoff Signals New Phase in South Korea’s Space Ambitions

GOHEUNG, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s homegrown space ambitions took another decisive step forward early Thursday, when its Nuri rocket rose from a seaside launchpad on the nation’s southern coast and carried 13 satellites into orbit — a predawn ascent that officials hailed as a milestone for the country’s growing private-sector space ecosystem. [...]

S. Korea Pushes for Using Commercial Satellites in Military Communication

S. Korea Pushes for Using Commercial Satellites in Military Communication

SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will push for using commercial satellites in low Earth orbit in a military communication system to efficiently enhance combat capability of the armed forces, the state arms procurement agency said Tuesday. The Defense Rapid Acquisition Technology Research Institute under the state-run Agency for Defense Development signed a [...]