Question: What is the name given to the firat space rocket, launched recently by the South Korea, which failed to release test satellite?
a) Nuri
b) Xihe
c) Haeseong-1
d) None of these
Answer: (a)
Related Facts:-
- On 21 Otober 2021; South Korea has launched the country’s first space rocket names as Nuri.
- Nuri was designed and produced entirely in the country but it rocket failed to successfully release a test satellite into orbit.
- The first rocket Nuri took off from South Korea’s Naro Space Center, which is located on a small island off the country’s southern coast.
- South Korean President Moon Jae-In was present at the space centre, he said that the rocket completed all of its flying stages just as planned.
- He also informed that all of this was accomplished using entirely country’s own technology..
- Mr. Moon further said that unfortunately, it fell short of the objective as the rocket failed to deliver the test satellite into orbit.
- According to the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), the rocket was planned to launch a payload of up to 1.5 tonnes into an orbit 600 to 800 kilometers above the Earth’s surface.
Links:-
https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=South-Korea-launches-its-first-homegrown-space-rocket&id=428397