또 미뤄진 내년 달 궤도선 발사...167억 증액 필요<br /><br />South Korea was planning to launch a prototype orbiter to the moon in December 2020.<br />But the ministry of science announced a postponement, to July 2022.<br />The delay was necessary as engineers found the orbiter, in its current design, would end up weighing about 130 kilograms more than they originally planned.<br />The committee in charge decided to adjust the spacecraft's orbit to save fuel.<br />When it gets to the moon, instead of a one-year circular orbit, it'll do nine months in an elipse... and three months in a circle.<br />A longer design period means an extra cost of about 13 million U.S. dollars.<br />This is the second time the Moon administration has delayed the launch.<br />
