Korea delayed the launch of the rocket

On the afternoon of August 19, South Korea continued to postpone the country's first rocket launch, KSLV-1, only 7 minutes 56 seconds before the scheduled launch time.

According to South Korean television channel YTN, scientists discovered the missile's automatic faulty system, and decided to postpone the launch of the rocket even though the fuel was pumped in and the launch pad was assembled.

Korean Science Minister Kim Bo Hyun confirmed the missile launch was canceled, but did not say why. The next launch is expected to proceed after at least 72 hours.

KSLV-1 rocket on launch pad at Naro Space Center (south of Seoul) - (Photo: BBC)

The KSLV-1 rocket weighs 140 tons, 33m high, 2.9m in diameter, with a manufacturing cost of more than 400 million USD. The rocket consists of 2 floors, in which the first floor uses Russian-made liquid fuel engines, the second floor uses solid fuel engines manufactured by Korea. Under the plan, it will carry a satellite observing the ocean and atmosphere into the Earth's low orbit.

This is the seventh time the launch of the rocket has been delayed since the project began in 2002 under a cooperation agreement between Russia and South Korea. The project is a stepping stone for South Korea to implement its own self-propelled rocket boost by 2018 technology.

Earlier, the South Korean government announced the ambition to launch a spacecraft to the Moon by 2025. Until now, Korea has launched 11 satellites but all from outside the country and use missiles. Foreign push.