S. Korea suspends rocket launch

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South Korea has suspended the launch of its space rocket carrying a satellite after an abnormality was detected in the second stage of the rocket, a government official said Thursday.

South Korea has finished its final test run for the launch of the Naro-1 space rocket. The planned blastoff from a space center on the country's southern coast will take place on Thursday. [Photo: Chinanews.com]


Vice Minister of Education, Science and Technology Cho Yul-rae told a briefing that the launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle- 1 (KSLV-1), also known as Naro-1, has been suspended due to " abnormal electrical signals."

The rocket was initially scheduled to take off at 4:00 p.m. ( local time) from the Naro Space Center on the south coast.

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