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![The first and second stages of Korea's space rocket Nuri are assembled at Naro Space Center in Goheung County, South Jeolla, on March 28, for its third launch slated for May 24. [KARI]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10571909.jpg?imageId=10571909&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![Han Young-min, who developed the liquid-fuel engines for Korea's first domestically-developed rocket Nuri (KSLV-II), poses in front of the first stage engine of Nuri at the Korea Aerospace Research Institute in Daejeon on June 24. [KIM SUNG-TAE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10979251.jpg?imageId=10979251&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)