The Korean launch vehicle Nuri (KSLV-II) is being transferred to the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do this morning (the 15th), the Ministry of Science and ICT (Ministry of Science and Technology) announced.
The Ministry of Science and ICT said, "Around 7:20 a.m., the Nuri-ho began to be transferred to the second launch pad. It will be,” he said.
After arriving at the launch pad, Nuri goes through the preparation process to stand upright in the morning.
In the afternoon, preparations for launch, such as umbilical connections for charging power and propellant (fuel, oxidizer), etc., to the Nuri, and airtight inspection, a task to determine if there is a possibility of clogging or leakage during the fuel or oxidizer charging process, follow.
According to the Ministry of Science and ICT, the installation of the launch pad is expected to be completed before 7 pm today, unless a special problem occurs during the transfer or standing process of the launch pad.
The Ministry of Science and ICT will hold the Nuri launch management committee in the morning of tomorrow, the scheduled launch date, to decide whether or not to charge the Nuri with propellant.
In the afternoon, the launch management committee will be held once again to comprehensively review the technical preparation status, weather conditions, and the possibility of colliding with space objects to determine the launch time of the Nuri.
For now, 4pm is the most likely.
(Photo=provided by Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Yonhap News)