Yoon lauds success of Nuri's launch as 'splendid feat' President Yoon Suk Yeol praised the successful launch of the domestically developed space rocket Nuri on Thursday, saying it is a "splendid feat" that elevates Korea's status among the Group of Seven space powers. 2023.5.26
[ANALYSIS] Korea made it to space, but where does that take it? Korea blasted satellites into orbit using its own rocket, becoming the seventh member of the exclusive club of space nations. But analysts warn that's just the beginning of a long journey, not the end. 2022.6.29
![President Yoon Suk Yeol gestures as he holds a video call with researchers at Naro Space Center, in Goheung, South Jeolla, after watching a broadcast of space rocket Nuri's launch from the presidential office in Seoul on Thursday. [PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10932659.jpg?imageId=10932659&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-II, or Nuri, takes off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, on June 21. [KARI]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10678098.jpg?imageId=10678098&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)