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Today (the 5th) seems to be the day that marks another mark in our space development history.

If there is no problem, about an hour later, Korea's first lunar probe, 'Danuri', will be launched from the United States.

The rocket that will carry Danuri into space was erected upright yesterday and is now waiting for launch.



Reporter Gu-hee Jung reports on the situation on the ground, from Florida, USA.



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This is SpaceX's rocket Falcon 9, which carried Korea's first lunar probe 'Danuri'.



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Although it is an American rocket, the words 'Korea's lunar orbiter' are clearly visible on the top.



It was set up on the launch pad yesterday and ready for launch.



This is the Falcon 9, which will be launched soon.



It is a two-stage rocket, and the second stage, at the top, carries the Korean lunar probe Danuri.



If you look down at the 1st stage, it looks a bit dark and old.



Because it was reused 6 times.



The biggest advantage of this rocket is that it can be reused, and the first stage will be reused for today's launch as well.



[Kim Dae-gwan / Director of the Lunar Exploration Project, Aerospace Research Institute: Technically, I understand that I learned a lot while working with Space X.

In conclusion, I think it was an opportunity to share a lot about it.] The



field researchers do not let go of tension until the very end, but they also have great confidence in their successful launch and flight.



Falcon 9's launch success rate is 99%, and the lunar orbit carefully designed by our research team also received a passing grade from NASA.



[John Guidi / Deputy Director, NASA Space Exploration System: Korean researchers are very academic and technical.

Johnson Space Center experts and (Danuri) reviewed the flight trajectory.

I think there will be no problems and the flight will be successful.]



From the success of the launch vehicle Nuri, made with Korea's proprietary technology, to the exploration of the moon, there is growing anticipation in the field whether Korea's space age will write a new history.