15/06/2022 12:43 (UTC)

S. Korea postpones space rocket launch indefinitely due to technical failure

Goheung, Jun 15 (EFE).- South Korean authorities today postponed indefinitely the launch of its Nuri space rocket after a fault was detected in a sensor in one of its oxidant tanks, the science ministry said.

With the rocket already on the launch pad, technicians at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on Wednesday detected the malfunction of the component, installed on the first stage of the rocket, and had to return it to the assembly point. (Camera: HANDOUT).

FOOTAGE COURTESY OF THE KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KARI).

FOOTAGE SHOWS THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PLANNED ROCKET LAUNCH IN GOHEUNG, SOUTH KOREA.

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Date: 15/06/2022 12:40 (UTC)
Credit: EFE
Source: CEDIDAS
Topic: Science and technology » Space programme
Type: Ready-to-use
Duration: 148 seconds
Reference: 55008958530
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