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South Korea launches homegrown rocket

The South Korean rocket Nuri lifts off from the Naro Space Centre in the southern coastal village of Goheung on Thursday. (Photo: Korea Aerospace Research Institute via AFP)


SEOUL: South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.

It marks the third launch of the Nuri, which successfully put test satellites into orbit last year after a failed 2021 attempt saw the rocket’s third-stage engine burn out too early.

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