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| Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute |
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| Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lifts off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute |
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| Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri ascends into the sky after liftoff from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap |
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| President Yoon Suk Yeol congratulates the staff of Korea's Nuri rocket project on their success during a video call from his Seoul office after liftoff, May 25. Yonhap |
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| Science and ICT Minister Lee Jong-ho speaks during a press briefing on Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri's successful liftoff at Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap |
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| People cheer as they watch Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lift off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap |
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| People watch Korea's homegrown space rocket Nuri lift off from Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, southwestern Korea, May 25. Yonhap |
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