South Korea’s fourth homegrown Nuri rocket is lifted off from Naro Space Centre in Goheung, South Korea, November 27, 2025. - Yonhap via Reuters
SEOUL: South Korea successfully launched its fourth homegrown space rocket Nuri on Thursday (Nov 27) and put more than a dozen satellites into orbit, the Science Ministry said, marking the country's first launch jointly conducted with a private company.
South Korea started the Nuri rocket programme in 2021, but in the latest launch, local company Hanwha Aerospace led the manufacturing and assembly of the rocket, using technology transferred from the government.
