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It took only 16 minutes for the Nuri, which had the sweat and tears of countless people, to slam off the ground and put the satellite into the target orbit.
Preparation was thorough, and the weather helped.
Reporter Jeong Seong-jin summarized the tense moments leading up to the successful launch.
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historic moment began the day before when the Nuri appeared in the assembly-dong.
Moving to the launch pad at the pace of an adult, the Nuri-ho slowly got up and started preparing for space.
After the umbilical cord electrical and fuel supply connections were completed, the final launch readiness check was completed.
The rain clouds that we feared on the day of the launch also disappeared.
At 1:15 pm, Nuriho went into preheating while charging fuel and oxidizer.
Ten minutes before launch, we switched to the automatic operating system and entered the countdown.
At 4 p.m., a 300-ton engine burst into flames.
After dropping the first engine after 2 minutes of launch, it hit an altitude of 200 km in less than 4 minutes.
The image of Lake Nuri soaring high in the sky was clearly captured from far away on Jeju Island.
After disappearing from view, the Nuri took off the cover and fairing covering her satellite, removed her second engine, and landed at her target altitude of 700 km with the third engine.
The Nuri completed all the flight missions in 15 minutes and 45 seconds of launch, even completing the separation of the satellite.
[Lee Jong-ho/Minister of Science, Technology and Information Communication: We have prepared such a stepping stone that we can go to space when we want without borrowing launch sites or launch vehicles from other countries.]
30 years after launching a 6.7m science rocket, the Republic of Korea space It was a moment that opened up the era.
(Video coverage: Kim Dae-cheol, video editing: Lee Seung-jin)