South Korea’s homegrown “Nuri” space rocket successfully launched eight satellites into orbit on Thursday in a development the country’s President Yoon Suk-yeol hailed as “a splendid feat” proving his nation’s status among other countries with advanced space capabilities.
has entered into the G7 space powers,” a reference to the group of democracies that includes the U.S., Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom.
China, France, India, Japan, Russia and the U.S. have placed their own domestically produced satellites into orbit via homegrown rockets.The Nuri program, originally based on Russian technologies, kicked off in 2010. Thursday’s launch was the third time the rocket has been flown. Future launches are slated to occur through 2027 in the program that has reportedly cost South Korean taxpayers some $1.5 billion so far.
Proponents of the program say the cost represents a good value that will manifest well beyond future commercialization of satellite launch services and spin-off civil technologies. Space rockets have long been dual-use technologies that apply to ballistic missiles. But satellites also have soaring importance in modern warfare.
In Ukraine, reconnaissance satellites grant battles pace overview, enabling data-networked munitions — from guided missiles to suicide drones to smart artillery shells — to strike with killer precision.
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