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SKorea completes space centre for rocket launch
Seoul (AFP) June 10, 2009 South Korea has completed a space centre which will be used to send a satellite into orbit from its own territory for the first time, officials said Wednesday. Education, Science and Technology Minister Ahn Byong-Man said the government would hold a ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the opening of the Naro Space Centre in Goheung, 475 kilometres (300 miles) south of Seoul. The centre, which cost 312 billion won (250 million dollars), will on July 30 launch the KSLV-1 rocket, which will put a satellite into orbit. South Korea has already launched 10 satellites using overseas launch sites. The rocket, which cost 502.5 billion won, will be the first space vehicle launched from South Korean soil. Its Russian-built first-stage thruster will arrive next week, Ahn said. Russia also helped design the launch pad. South Korean engineers built the rocket's second stage and the satellite. "The Naro centre will be the hub for our space development," Ahn told reporters. Seoul's rival North Korea in April fired a long-range rocket for what it called a peaceful satellite launch. Other nations said no satellite was detected and the exercise was a disguised test of a long-range missile. The United Nations Security Council condemned the launch and tightened sanctions, prompting Pyongyang to quit a nuclear disarmament deal and to stage its second atomic test. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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SKorea to launch first space rocket in July: officialSeoul (AFP) March 12, 2009 South Korea's government said Tuesday it had approved plans to launch the country's first rocket into space in late July. The National Space Committee gave the green light to the planned launch, tentatively scheduled for July 30 at Naro Space Centre in Goheung, about 475km (297 miles) south of Seoul, a government statement said. Construction of the rocket is in effect complete and work ... read more |
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