Lift off: Nuri launching from the Naro Space Center. — Reuters
THE nation successfully launched its fourth homegrown space rocket, known as Nuri, and put more than a dozen satellites into orbit, the Science Ministry said, marking the first launch jointly conducted with a private company.
South Korea started the government-funded 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.
