Innospace’s Hanbit-Nano Rocket Fails In Inaugural Launch

innospace launch attempt failure

The two-stage Hanbit-Nano took off at 10:13 p.m. local time on Dec. 22.

Credit: Innospace
Innospace's attempt to become the first South Korean launch operator to reach orbit suffered a setback when its Hanbit-Nano rocket failed in its inaugural flight, but the company vowed to return to the pad to try again within months. The two-stage rocket took off at 10:13 p.m. local time on Dec. 22...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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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