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| Names of the companies that participated in the Nuri space rocket project are written on the locally-developed space vehicle at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, in this file photo. Courtesy of Hyundai Heavy Industries |
By Park Jae-hyuk
The successful launch on Tuesday of the Nuri rocket, also known as Korean Space Launch Vehicle II (KSLV-II), was the result of efforts by more than 300 private enterprises that took part in the 2 trillion won ($1.5 billion) government project, according to industry officials, Wednesday.
Contributing to the design, manufacture, testing and launch of the locally-developed space vehicle, the companies enabled Korea to become the seventh country in the world to put a satellite into orbit with its own rocket, accelerating the transition to the era of the space industry led by the private sector.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), which has participated in the Nuri project since 2014, supervised the assembly of components supplied by the some 300 companies. It also manufactured the first-stage stage fuel tank and oxidizer tanks.
After a failed launch last October, the aerospace company structurally reinforced the rocket.
"We plan to lead another space project which will begin this year to enhance Korean space launch vehicles," a KAI official said.
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