jeudi 29 novembre 2012

Rocket Launch KSLV-1 postponed

KARI - Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1) logo.

29/11/2012

November 29 at the Naro Space Center (South Korea) during prelaunch identified remarks on the second stage of the launch vehicle (LV) KSLV-1 (the developer - Korea Aerospace Research Institute). At the request of the Korean administration,  preparations for launch was canceled.

According to preliminary data necessary to replace the device of the second stage, and therefore the KSLV-1 is removed from the launch-pad and is transported to the technical position to make a repair.

Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-1)

The first stage of the launch vehicle KSLV-1 is the prototype of the first stage of the launch vehicle "Angara" (designer and manufacturer - Khrunichev).

Time and date of the start of the launch vehicle KSLV-1 will be announced later.

Original text in Russian: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=19727

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Images, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO) / KARI / Translation: Orbiter.ch.

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