(LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to launch solid-fuel space rocket over safety concerns
Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. The Mir space rocket was scheduled to lift off at 2 p.m. from a sea barge off the southern coast of Jeju Island, but the launch plan will be rescheduled. "The planned launch of the solid-fuel space rocket has been canceled out of safety concerns as a set of issues was detected during final launch preparations," the ministry said in a message to media.
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- ▪"The planned launch of the solid-fuel space rocket has been canceled out of safety concerns as a set of issues was detected during final launch preparations," the ministry said in a message to media.
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Facebook X More Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. OK (LEAD) S. Korea postpones plan to launch solid-fuel space rocket over safety concerns Kim Seung-yeon All News 15:20 June 30, 2026 This will let Google show Yonhap news articles that match or are related to your search Add Yonhap as a preferred source on Google SHARE Facebook X Pinterest Linked in Tumblr Reddit Facebook Messenger Copy URL URL is copied. LIKE SAVE PRINT FONT SIZE ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG ABCDEFG (ATTN: REWRITES lead; ADDS details, background from 5th para) By Kim Seung-yeon SEOUL, June 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Tuesday postponed a plan to launch a solid-fuel space rocket due to safety reasons, the defense ministry said, pushing back what would have been the first…
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