South Korea Plans Second Orbital Launch Attempt by June; Lunar Probes in Future
South Korea will try again to launch a satellite into Earth orbit using its KSLV-1 rocket by June 2010 according to the head of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).
Lee Joo-jin told the Yonhap News Agency that a final report on the failure of its first attempt earlier this year is expected by the end of January. The KSLV-1, or Naro-1, is a joint development effort with Russia. The South Korean-built second stage is believed to have been the cause of the August failure, when a fairing failed to separate properly. South Korea also is developing its own launch vehicle, KSLV-2. The country’s plans for space exploration include sending a spacecraft to orbit the Moon in 2020 and another to land on the Moon in 2025, according to Lee.
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