Launch of Korean rocket “Nuri”, postponed again in October next year
Korean space rocket “Nuri”:
The launch schedule has been postponed again for 7-8 months.
This is the third time the schedule has been changed since the development plan was finalized in 2011.
Korea Ministry of Science and ICT (equivalent to the Ministry)
On the 29th, it announced that “the first and second launches of the Nuri were postponed by 8 months and 7 months, respectively, and changed in October next year and May 2010.”
The original plan was to launch it in February and October next year.
(Chosun Ilbo Japanese version) –Yahoo! News
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/a4c5aba12522080fa231802acc72014c721beb6a
First-stage engine test for KSLV-2 rocket set for later this year:
Jul 5, 2020 – 13:13
The KSLV-2, or Nuri rocket,
is a three-stage rocket that has
a 300-ton thrust first-stage engine,
a single 75-ton second-stage engine
a 7-ton motor for the third stage.
The engines
use kerosene and oxidizers as propellant to send the 47.2-meter-long, 200-ton rocket into space.
South Korea
has set aside 1.95 trillion won ($1.62 billion) for the KSLV-2 project that began in 2010 and runs through 2022.
The previous KSLV-1
had a first-stage 170-ton thrust rocket motor built by Russia, with only the small 7-ton motor built here. (Yonhap)