South Korea prepares test of 1st domestically made space rocket

If weather and other conditions prevail, the three-stage Nuri rocket was scheduled to be launched at around 4pm (700 GMT) with an aim to deliver a dummy payload - a 1.5-ton block of stainless steel and aluminum - into orbit 600 to 800 kilometers (372 to 497 miles) above Earth.

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