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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NEONSAT-1A on Bridging the Swarm Mission
Rocket Lab successfully launched South Korea’s NEONSAT-1A satellite on January 29, 2026, completing the delayed Bridging the Swarm mission from New Zealand. Deployed into a 540-kilometer orbit, the Earth-observation spacecraft will deliver near-real-time imagery to monitor natural disasters across the Korean Peninsula. The launch marked Rocket La...
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Space Rocket Crashes in 2025: Why This Year Saw an Unusually High Number of Orbital Launch Failures
A wave of launch failures marked the global space race in 2025, with rockets from the US, China, Japan, India, South Korea and Europe suffering fiery mishaps. From Starship test explosions to failed orbital insertions and crashed lunar landers, setbacks underscored the risks of rapid innovation.
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South Korea's KASA and NASA to Launch CODEX Solar Coronagraph to ISS
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) is collaborating with NASA to send a solar coronagraph named CODEX to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, CODEX aims to observe the sun's corona and solar wind, providing vital data for understanding solar weather. This mission is part of ...
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversees Rocket Launcher Test
North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.
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South Korea Launches Its 1st Military Spy Satellite Amid North Korea Threats
A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.
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North Korea Calls Its Satellite Launch One Of "Most Serious" Failures
A North Korean satellite launch that ended in failure will provide a trove of information about the secretive state's rocket program as South Korea salvages large sections from the bottom of the sea.
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South Korea Recovers Parts Of Rocket Used In North Korea Satelite Launch
South Korea's military said Friday it had successfully retrieved a large chunk of a crashed North Korean space rocket from the sea bed after 15 days of complex salvage operations.
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"Boy Who Cried Wolf": Anger In Seoul Over False N Korea Rocket Alert
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising fears the government could not be trusted to handle a real crisis.
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Seoul Military Releases Photos Of Salvaged N Korea Spy Satellite Debris
South Korea's military released images of part of a North Korean spy satellite that crashed soon after launch Wednesday due to a rocket failure, with Seoul's military finding and salvaging the debris.
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South Korea Launches Homegrown Rocket After Delay
South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
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SpaceX Launches South Korea’s First Lunar Orbiter Danuri on Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched South Korea’s First Lunar Orbiter Danuri on Friday. The country aims to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral US Space Force Station. With this, South Korea becomes the world's seventh lunar explorer.
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South Korea Launches Its First Domestically-Developed Space Rocket
A successful launch would boost South Korea’s growing space ambitions but also prove it has key technologies to build a space-based surveillance system and bigger missiles amid animosities with rival North Korea, some experts say.
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South Korea Launches Space Rocket In 2nd Attempt After October Failure
South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Tuesday, the government said, the country's second attempt after a launch last October failed.
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South Korea's Maiden Space Rocket Fails To Put Payload In Orbit
South Korea's first domestically-developed space rocket failed to put its dummy payload into orbit after its maiden launch on Thursday, President Moon Jae-in said.
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South Korea Launches First Domestically Produced Space Rocket: Report
South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Thursday, television pictures showed, as it seeks to join the ranks of advanced space-faring nations.
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches NEONSAT-1A on Bridging the Swarm Mission
Rocket Lab successfully launched South Korea’s NEONSAT-1A satellite on January 29, 2026, completing the delayed Bridging the Swarm mission from New Zealand. Deployed into a 540-kilometer orbit, the Earth-observation spacecraft will deliver near-real-time imagery to monitor natural disasters across the Korean Peninsula. The launch marked Rocket La...
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Space Rocket Crashes in 2025: Why This Year Saw an Unusually High Number of Orbital Launch Failures
A wave of launch failures marked the global space race in 2025, with rockets from the US, China, Japan, India, South Korea and Europe suffering fiery mishaps. From Starship test explosions to failed orbital insertions and crashed lunar landers, setbacks underscored the risks of rapid innovation.
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South Korea's KASA and NASA to Launch CODEX Solar Coronagraph to ISS
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) is collaborating with NASA to send a solar coronagraph named CODEX to the International Space Station (ISS). Scheduled for launch aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, CODEX aims to observe the sun's corona and solar wind, providing vital data for understanding solar weather. This mission is part of ...
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un Oversees Rocket Launcher Test
North Korean state media on Friday released images of leader Kim Jong Un supervising tests of a multiple rocket launcher system, a day after Seoul accused Pyongyang of firing a volley of short-range ballistic missiles.
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South Korea Launches Its 1st Military Spy Satellite Amid North Korea Threats
A SpaceX rocket on Friday launched South Korea's first military spy satellite, intensifying a space race on the peninsula after Pyongyang launched its own first military eye in the sky last week.
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North Korea Calls Its Satellite Launch One Of "Most Serious" Failures
A North Korean satellite launch that ended in failure will provide a trove of information about the secretive state's rocket program as South Korea salvages large sections from the bottom of the sea.
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South Korea Recovers Parts Of Rocket Used In North Korea Satelite Launch
South Korea's military said Friday it had successfully retrieved a large chunk of a crashed North Korean space rocket from the sea bed after 15 days of complex salvage operations.
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"Boy Who Cried Wolf": Anger In Seoul Over False N Korea Rocket Alert
An emergency evacuation alert sent in error across Seoul over a North Korean rocket launch triggered widespread panic on Wednesday, crashing internet services and raising fears the government could not be trusted to handle a real crisis.
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Seoul Military Releases Photos Of Salvaged N Korea Spy Satellite Debris
South Korea's military released images of part of a North Korean spy satellite that crashed soon after launch Wednesday due to a rocket failure, with Seoul's military finding and salvaging the debris.
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South Korea Launches Homegrown Rocket After Delay
South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
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SpaceX Launches South Korea’s First Lunar Orbiter Danuri on Falcon 9 Rocket
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket has launched South Korea’s First Lunar Orbiter Danuri on Friday. The country aims to land a probe on the moon by 2030. The rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral US Space Force Station. With this, South Korea becomes the world's seventh lunar explorer.
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South Korea Launches Its First Domestically-Developed Space Rocket
A successful launch would boost South Korea’s growing space ambitions but also prove it has key technologies to build a space-based surveillance system and bigger missiles amid animosities with rival North Korea, some experts say.
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South Korea Launches Space Rocket In 2nd Attempt After October Failure
South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Tuesday, the government said, the country's second attempt after a launch last October failed.
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South Korea's Maiden Space Rocket Fails To Put Payload In Orbit
South Korea's first domestically-developed space rocket failed to put its dummy payload into orbit after its maiden launch on Thursday, President Moon Jae-in said.
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South Korea Launches First Domestically Produced Space Rocket: Report
South Korea launched its first domestically-developed space rocket on Thursday, television pictures showed, as it seeks to join the ranks of advanced space-faring nations.
