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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT) will conduct the second launch of the Korean launch vehicle Nuriho (KSLV-II) on the 21st of this month.


Kwon Hyun-jun, Director of the Large Public Research Policy Division at MSIT, stated in an online briefing on the 17th, "We held a Launch Management Committee meeting and decided to proceed with the second launch on the 21st, which is within the tentative launch window."


The originally scheduled tentative launch window was until the 23rd of this month.



Director Kwon said, "An error was found in the level sensor of the first stage oxidizer tank, but after thorough review, we decided to replace only the key component," adding, "Normal operation has been confirmed, and no issues were found in stages 1, 2, and 3."


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