S. Korea reveals its first lunar orbiter ahead of launch in 2022

우리나라 '달 탐사선' 첫 공개...내후년 여름 발사한다

South Korea has revealed its first lunar orbiter.
The spacecraft, which will accurately map the moon and search for resources, is set to be launched in 2022.
Park Se-young has more.
Researchers are conducting functional tests on the antenna and magnetic measuring device of a lunar orbiter.
This is the first time that the parts and testing process of South Korea's first lunar orbiter have been revealed.
This spacecraft is set to be launched from Florida between August and September 2022 ...on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.
It's expected to reach the moon by December 16th the same year to conduct a year-long mission.
"The first step to space exploration is very meaningful. Regardless of the departure date, the trajectory is being designed to arrive on December 16th, 2022."
NASA 's payload will explore the areas of the moon that are permanently in shadow ...ahead of the Artemis mission which will send men and women to the moon.
Meanwhile, South Korea's five payloads will search for underground resources and accurately map the moon.
If the mission is successful, South Korea plans to send a lunar landing module by 2030.
Park Se-young, Arirang News.

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2020-12-07, 07:00 (KST)

[Nomatternow]

Not a waste. It has been known for decades that private enterprise will develop space for profit. National governments cannot sustain the ballooning costs of this.