South Korea launched its first domestically-designed space rocket on Tuesday (June 21), according to television footage, months after a failed first launch in October.
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The Korea Satellite Launch Vehicle II, a 200-tonne liquid-fueled rocket, informally called Nuri, lifted off from the Goheung launch site at 4:00 p.m. (0700 GMT), with one commentator saying "
it looks like everything is going according to plan
."
