Kim Seung-jo
The author is a professor emeritus at Seoul National University.
Later this month, a solid-fuel space launch vehicle is expected to rise above the waters south of Jeju Island.
From a floating launch platform in the seas south of Jeju, a plume of fire will shoot skyward as the Agency for Defense Development conducts its fourth test launch of a solid-fuel space rocket. This mission is more than a technical demonstration. It is a significant milestone for Korea’s space program.
A solid-fuel space launch vehicle developed by the Agency for Defense Development carrying a commercial satellite was successfully launched from a barge off the coast of Jungmun, Jeju, on Nov. 29, 2023. [PHOTO COURTESY OF THE AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT]
