As South Korea successfully test-launched the first stage of its orbital rocket KSLV-2 on Wednesday,... attention is also on the rocket itself.<br />And our Kim Hyo-sun tells us what steps are ahead for South Korea to realize its space dream.<br /> <br />South Korea took a step closer to launching a space vehicle designed solely with home-grown technology on Wednesday,... with the successful test launch of a rocket engine. <br />The next task is to develop what's called a "clustering technology" that groups the four 75-ton engines that constitute the three-stage Korea Space Launch Vehicle-2, dubbed Nuri.<br />Researchers must conduct tests to enable the four engines to work as one,... and they also need to carry out further research on assembling the three stages of the rocket. <br /><br />"We've been running tests on engines for stages 2 and 3. We now have the difficult, but important task of assembling and testing the rocket."<br /><br />If everything proceeds as planned,... Nuri will be launched in October 2021,... which will enable South Korea realize its space sovereignty ambitions. <br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
