Countdown to Nuri launch: Scientists behind S. Korea’s first homegrown rocket

드디어 다가온 누리호 발사, 참여 엔지니어들의 심정 그리고 쏟아지는 국민들의 응원 The countdown is underway for a historic moment for South Korea’s space industry. In the coming hours, the country will launch its first 100-percent domestically developed space rocket. For more, we have our Kim Do-yeon at the press center near the launch site. That’s as close as it gets to the action. Do-yeon, seeing that rocket model behind you... I bet you’re excited to see history being made with your own eyes Good morning guys... and yes, I certainly am As you said, I’m at the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, Jeollanam-do Province. And as you can see from the model of the Naro rocket behind me... this is where South Korea’s space program happens. We are about a five hour drive south from you guys in Seoul... but our team just had to come down here to get as close to this history-making launch as possible. The launch of Nuri... or KSLV-2 is scheduled for 4 PM, Korea time - that’s around eight hours from now. It’s a three-stage liquid fuel rocket carryin