Naro Space Center

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Naro Space Center
Hangul 나로우주센터
Hanja 羅老宇宙센터
Revised Romanization Naro Uju Senteo
McCune-Reischauer Naro Uju Sentŏ

Naro Space Center is the first spaceport of the Republic of Korea, built in Goheung County, South Jeolla. With majority of the construction complete, it is expected to open in 2008. Built on 4.95 million square meters of reclaimed land, Korea Space Center is expected to send a Korea Space Launch Vehicle into space in December, 2008.[1]

The spaceport will be operated by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute and will include a launch tower, a control tower, rocket assembly and test facilities and space simulators.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "First South Korean astronaut selected ", http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14338/1066/, William Atkins, ITWire, 05 September 2007, accessed October 12, 2007
  2. ^ South Korea Begins Construction Of New Space Center – Korean Information Service, SpaceDaily, August 12, 2003

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