Accidental Fire-suppression Activation Scrubs South Korean Launch

South Korea’s space agency scrubbed its latest attempt to launch the KSLV-1 rocket June 9 when the launch-pad fire suppression system accidentally tripped, spraying about 100 tons of chemically treated water toward the waiting launch vehicle. Officials of the Korean Aerospace Research Institute...

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