A KSLV-II rocket is launched from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Oct. 21, 2021. South Korea test-launched its first homegrown space launch vehicle Thursday, but the rocket failed to put a dummy satellite into the low-Earth orbit (600-800 km). The KSLV-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at 5:00 p.m. local time (0800 GMT) on Thursday, live footage from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) showed. (Korea Aerospace Research Institute/Handout via Xinhua)
