CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nuri is developed by Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). All three stages use indigenously developed launch vehicle engines, making Nuri the first indigenously developed South Korean orbital launch vehicle (the Naro-1 launch vehicle used a Russian-made first stage).

Detailed explanation-2: -South Korean officials said the Nuri rocket has no military purposes. The transfer of space launch technology is strictly restricted under a multilateral export control regime because it has military applications.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Nuri rocket, the first domestically produced space rocket, lifts off from a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -South Korea launched its first satellite successfully using a homegrown rocket, boosting the nation’s expanding aerospace ambitions.