This handout photo taken on May 25, 2023 shows South Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri launching from the Naro Space Centre in the southern coastal village of Goheung. - AFP
SEOUL (AFP): South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday (May 25), officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
It marks the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket's third-stage engine burn out too early.
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