South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”

South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”

• South Korea recently launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as “Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II” or “Nuri”.
• The launch vehicle lifted off from the Naro Space Center, in Goheung, built on an island nearly 300 miles (500 kilometers) south of Seoul.
• Nuri rocket is 47.2 metres long and weighs 200 tones. The three-stage rocket is fitted with six liquid-fuelled engines. It has been built at an estimated cost of 2 trillion won (£1.23bn or $1.6bn)