South Korea’s launch of Nuri rocket on June 21, 2022 | Image: Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
South Korea announced the successful launch of its indigenously developed Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a major step forward in Seoul’s ambitions to enter into a global space race that experts say North Korea could use as further justification to accelerate its own rocket development.
The Nuri, also known as the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II), was launched from the country’s Naro Space Center on the southern coast and successfully deployed satellites at its target altitude of 700 kilometers, according to a press release and a briefing from Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry
South Korea announced the successful launch of its indigenously developed Nuri rocket on Tuesday, a major step forward in Seoul’s ambitions to enter into a global space race that experts say North Korea could use as further justification to accelerate its own rocket development.
The Nuri, also known as the Korea Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II), was launched from the country’s Naro Space Center on the southern coast and successfully deployed satellites at its target altitude of 700 kilometers, according to a press release and a briefing from Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) and the Ministry of Science and ICT on Tuesday.
Jeongmin Kim is a Lead Correspondent at NK News, based in Seoul. Kim covers inter-Korean and DPRK-related foreign, defense and humanitarian affairs, and has covered the 2022 ROK Presidential election on the ground. Prior to joining NK News, she worked for the CSIS Korea Chair in Washington D.C. and Reuters news agency's Seoul bureau. Follow her on Twitter @jeongminnkim