PHOTOS Korea's first locally developed space rocket lifts off

The KSLV-ll, also known as Nuri, blasts off from a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 21. Nuri is Korea's first locally developed space launch vehicle. Joint Press Corps

Nuri emits fire and exhaust gases before lifting off from a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 21. Joint Press Corps

Nuri lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 21. Joint Press Corps

The KSLV-ll, also known as Nuri, passes through the clouds, after lifting off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Thursday. Yonhap

People watch Nuri, the first locally developed space launch vehicle, as it lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 21. Joint Press Corps

The locally developed Nuri space launch vehicle stands on a launch pad before its lift-off at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Oct. 21. Joint Press Corps