South Korea's first domestically built space rocket blasted off in a test launch that represents a major leap for the country's ambitious space plans
President Moon Jae-in, who watched the launch from the space centre, said the rocket completed its flight sequences but failed to place the test payload into orbit.Moon praised the workers and said despite the incomplete mission, the project would press ahead.
"Today's launch left some disappointment, but it is significant as it was the first test of the launch vehicle independently developed with our own technology," science and technology minister Lim Hye-sook told a briefing. "It's meaningful to confirm that all major launch steps were carried out and we have secured core technology."KSLV-II NURI rocket launches from its launch pad of the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, October 21, 2021.
KARI said it plans to conduct as many as five more test launches before the rocket regularly carries real payloads.Space launches have long been a sensitive issue on the Korean peninsula, where North Korea faces sanctions over its nuclear-armed ballistic missile programme.
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