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'Nuriho' will take on the second challenge today (21st) afternoon.

The launch management committee was held in the morning, and it was determined that there were no problems with the weather conditions and preparations for the launch.



This is reporter Hyung-woo Jeon.



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Nuriho left the assembly building at around 7:20 am yesterday.



It moved slowly to the launch pad at a speed of 1.5 km/h and stood tall towards space at around 11:10 am.



After finishing the connection to the umbilical tower that will supply power and propellant to the Nuri, the inspection was completed yesterday at 6:37 pm.



Previously, the launch was delayed twice due to strong winds and more than the first stage oxidant tank sensor signal, but today's preparations for launch went smoothly.



The part that was the first problem was replaced with the part prepared for use in the third launch.



[Seung-hyeop Oh / Head of Launch Vehicle Propulsion Agency Development Department, Aerospace Research Institute: The electrical inspection work was done on the launch pad, but I can tell you that electrical inspections were performed normally on all parts except for the sensor part that was a problem.]



Last 1st launch The problem of the three-stage oxidizer tank, which was the cause of the failure, was also completely compensated by changing the design.



The launch management committee, held at 10:30 am today, decided to charge the Nuri with propellant and proceed with the launch operation as scheduled.



The launch management committee to be held at 2 pm decides and announces the launch time, but today, 4 pm is most likely.



The biggest difference in this launch is the satellites mounted on the rockets.



Unlike the last time that only the model was carried, this time the actual performance verification satellite weighing 162.5 kg was loaded.



It seems that today's launch success will be known about an hour and ten minutes after launch.



If Nuri puts the satellite into a 700km target orbit as scheduled, Korea will join the ranks of space powers that launched the world's 7th medium-large liquid rocket.