The Nuri space rocket, carrying 13 satellites, takes off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. Photo by YONHAP/ EPA
June 25 (Asia Today) -- South Korea is preparing to conduct the fifth launch of its homegrown Nuri rocket in September as the government moves to expand launch infrastructure and accommodate growing commercial demand.
Taeseog Oh, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, said Wednesday that the agency plans to convene a launch management committee in early August to set the final launch date.
"At this point, we expect the launch to take place in September," Oh said during a news conference at the agency's headquarters in Sacheon, about 190 miles southeast of Seoul.
Assembly of the rocket's individual stages is expected to be completed this week. Full assembly of the three-stage launch vehicle is scheduled to begin next week.
