SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully conducted the second combustion test for the first-stage engines of its locally built space launch vehicle, pushing forward for a launch set for October this year, the science ministry said Thursday. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which leads the project’s development, ran the 100-second combustion [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Tuesday it decided to delay the launch of its first locally built space launch vehicle by eight months due to complications in its assembly. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it pushed back the launch of the three-stage rocket with a mock payload from February [...]
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 [...]
GOHEUNG, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first locally built satellite-carrying rocket is on track for a launch in early 2021, the state-run aerospace research institute said Sunday, opening a new chapter in the country’s space exploration program. The three-stage Nuri rocket that can carry a 1.5-ton satellite into low orbit is undergoing extensive [...]