South Korea flight tests first homegrown space rocket “Nuri”

South Korea recently launched its first indigenously developed rocket, known as “Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II” or “Nuri”.

The Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, known as Nuri, took off from Goheung, about 500km (310 miles) south of Seoul.

Nuri cost South Korea an estimated 2 trillion won (£1.23bn or $1.6bn) to develop. Nuri rocket is 47.2 meters long and weighs 200 tones. The three-stage rocket is fitted with six liquid-fuelled engines.