S. Korea satellite rocket launch set for Jan 30 to Feb 8
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People watch a TV broadcasting a report about the cancellation of a launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, on Nov 29, 2012. South Korea will make another bid at the end of this month to put a satellite in orbit and gain entry to an elite global space club that includes Asian powers China, India and Japan. -- PHOTO: AP
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea will make another bid at the end of this month to put a satellite in orbit and gain entry to an elite global space club that includes Asian powers China, India and Japan.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced on Wednesday a Jan 30-Feb 8 window for launching the 140-tonne Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) from the Naro Space Centre on the south coast.
"By the end of this week, first and second stages will be connected and next week, rehearsals will take place," a ministry official told AFP.
Following failed attempts in 2009 and 2010, a successful launch is considered crucial to South Korea's commercial space ambitions.
