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Mar 27 16 12:02 PM
SEOUL/DAEJEON - Despite several early failures, Korean engineers and scientists are poised to leap into space, hoping to realise the country's long-cherished goal of reaching the moon.Following a late start, Asia's fourth-largest economy went through many challenges to develop its own launch vehicle, which is key to the nation's space project.The efforts have paid off as Korea is now on the threshold of a new era in space technology, with its first lunar exploration planned for 2020. It is a massive project that could propel the country's ambitions to go deeper into space.Korea joined the global space club with the successful launch of a satellite into orbit in 2013. It plans to send to the moon a lander that can carry an artificial-intelligence rover programmed to explore rare minerals on its surface. A robotic orbiter designed to circle the moon will be sent on a foreign rocket in advance. This is scheduled for 2018.The robotic orbiter will find a feasible spot for a lunar landing and also transmit data collected by the lander afterwards, engineers say.
SEOUL/DAEJEON - Despite several early failures, Korean engineers and scientists are poised to leap into space, hoping to realise the country's long-cherished goal of reaching the moon.
Following a late start, Asia's fourth-largest economy went through many challenges to develop its own launch vehicle, which is key to the nation's space project.
The efforts have paid off as Korea is now on the threshold of a new era in space technology, with its first lunar exploration planned for 2020. It is a massive project that could propel the country's ambitions to go deeper into space.
Korea joined the global space club with the successful launch of a satellite into orbit in 2013. It plans to send to the moon a lander that can carry an artificial-intelligence rover programmed to explore rare minerals on its surface. A robotic orbiter designed to circle the moon will be sent on a foreign rocket in advance. This is scheduled for 2018.
The robotic orbiter will find a feasible spot for a lunar landing and also transmit data collected by the lander afterwards, engineers say.
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