Launch Succeeds, But S. Korean Nuri Rocket Fails To Orbit Satellite

South Korean Nuri launch
Credit: Yonhap News Agency
SINGAPORE—South Korea successfully launched its first domestically developed and manufactured launch vehicle to space on Oct. 21, but the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II) “Nuri” failed to place a dummy satellite into orbit as planned. The Nuri rocket lifted off from the Naro Space Center in...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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