Hanwha Aerospace Confirmed as Korea-type Launch Vehicle System Integration Company
Contract Signed with KAERI on the 1st
Responsible for Four Future Launches
Technology Transfer of Nuri Rocket Received
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-su] Hanwha Aerospace has been officially confirmed as the "System Integration Company" in charge of the additional launches of the Korean launch vehicle 'Nuriho'.
On the 2nd, the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced that it signed a contract with Hanwha Aerospace (Hanwha) on the previous day regarding this matter. Earlier, KARI had selected Hanwha as the preferred negotiation partner last October and finalized detailed discussions on overall launch vehicle production management, except for assembly plant construction and transportation, launch vehicle and component testing, launch operations, quality assurance, and technology transfer until recently. Afterwards, the selection process for the system integration company was completed by reporting at the 44th Space Development Promotion Working Committee held on the 22nd of last month.
Hanwha will lead four additional launches of Nuriho going forward. Currently, the flight model No. 3, produced as a spare during the previous Nuriho development process, is scheduled to complete individual assembly by December this year and be launched in May next year carrying small satellites such as the Doyosat from the Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute. Hanwha will oversee the overall process starting from the electric system assembly beginning next year. It will also be responsible for the production and assembly of the three additional vehicles to be made later, as well as all launch operations.
This Korean launch vehicle advancement project is being promoted to enhance the reliability of launch vehicles through repeated launches and private technology transfer, and to foster and develop the domestic launch vehicle industry ecosystem. A total of 687.38 billion KRW in government funds will be invested from this year until 2027.
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KARI plans to transfer launch vehicle design and production know-how as well as launch operation technologies to Hanwha.
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