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South Korea to choose site for second space center next month
South Korea plans to choose next month between Goheung and Jeju as the site for a second space center.
The decision follows the successful fifth launch of the Nuri rocket on October 7.
Nuri launched from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
It placed five small satellites into their target orbit.
The first Nuri launch failed in 2021, but the next four launches have succeeded.
The rocket has moved beyond showing that South Korea can build rockets to carrying satellites into orbit.
The site decision is the next step described in the story.
South Korea plans to choose the site for a second space center next month.
The announcement follows the successful fifth launch of the Nuri rocket on the 7th.
The rocket launched from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province.
It placed five small cluster satellites, its main payload, into their target orbit.
Goheung and Jeju are identified as possible locations in the article headline.
- Who
- South Korea.
- What
- It plans to decide the site for a second space center.
- When
- Next month, according to the article.
- Where
- Goheung and Jeju are identified as possible locations.
- Why
- The decision is part of South Korea’s space development; a specific reason for choosing a second center is not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
The first Nuri launch failed.
Nuri succeeded four times in a row.
Nuri’s fifth launch succeeded from the Naro Space Center and deployed five small cluster satellites into their target orbit.
South Korea is expected to decide the site for a second space center.
- Rocket
- Nuri
- Launch count
- Fifth launch
- Launch site
- Naro Space Center, Goheung, South Jeolla Province
- Main payload
- Five small cluster satellites
- Possible sites
- Goheung and Jeju
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