Baek Byung-yeul is a journalist at The Korea Times focused on cultural content, including films and cultural events in South Korea. You can contact him at baekby@koreatimes.co.kr to share your insights.
Nuri prepares to lift-off
Fuel and oxidizers are injected into the locally-developed Nuri satellite launch vehicle, erected on a launch pad, at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Thursday, before its 5 p.m. lift-off. The three-stage liquid-fueled rocket, also known as the Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II, is the country's first indigenously developed spacecraft. Joint Press Corps
By Baek Byung-yeul