The Korea Aerospace Administration announced on the 26th that it has begun earnest preparations for the fifth launch of the Korean launch vehicle "Nuri."
On the 26th, the Korea Aerospace Administration held a review meeting at Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon R&D Campus to discuss the assembly review for the flight model of Nuri's fifth launch.
During this meeting, participants checked the preparation status for the assembly of the Nuri model 5 and discussed follow-up action items. They reviewed the overall assembly procedures and plans for launch preparations, the status of launch vehicle components, assembly tools and equipment, and quality assurance and safety management plans.
The Nuri model 5 will start its full assembly from June. Preparations for the satellites to be loaded on the fifth launch of Nuri are also proceeding smoothly. The primary payload satellites, small cluster satellites 2 to 6, are progressing normally with their main body assembly and testing, and the secondary payload satellites, research cube satellites from academia and industry, have completed the public offering process. The Nuri model 5 is scheduled to launch next year.
The Nuri model 4, scheduled for launch in November this year, has been in assembly for the flight model at the Naro Space Center since October of last year. Assembly of model 4 is expected to be completed around August.
Park Jae-sung, head of the space transportation division at the Korea Aerospace Administration, noted, "This meeting was an important occasion to check the assembly readiness of Nuri and discuss follow-up plans," adding, "As the assembly of Nuri models 4 and 5 is proceeding simultaneously, we will thoroughly manage risks regarding assembly quality, workplace safety, and adherence to schedules to prepare for the subsequent launches without any setbacks."