South Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket into orbit

South Korea launches homegrown Nuri rocket into orbit

South Korea has successfully launched satellites into orbit with its homegrown Nuri rocket. This is a crucial step for the country’s space program expansion after a failed attempt last year. With this launch, South Korea becomes the 10th country to place a satellite with its own technology.

Nuri is a three-stage rocket, more than 47 meters (154 feet) long and weighing 200 tons,. It was launched from the Naro Space Center.

Development cost: 2 trillion won ($1.5bn).

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