ROK halts first rocket launch at last minute
By Zhang Xin and Peng Kuang in Beijing Reuters in Seoul | China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-20 07:52
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A support pad is separated from the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), the ROK's first space rocket on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, 485 km south of Seoul, yesterday. Reuters |
The Republic of Korea's (ROK) aerospace agency suspended the launch of its first space rocket due to a technical glitch, with the countdown halted about eight minutes before its scheduled lift-off yesterday.
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