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Thu, 09/10/2009 - 14:04
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Public support for space program jumps after rocket launch: poll
SEOUL, Sept. 10 (Yonhap) -- Public support for South Korea's space program has
surged since the launch of the country's first rocket late last month, a poll
showed Thursday.
According to the survey by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute
(KARI), 73 percent of the respondents said their support for space
development-related science went up due to the liftoff of the Korea Space Launch
Vehicle-1 on Aug. 25.
Of the total, more than 13 percent said their interest in space development has
increased as a result of the launch, which the government has called a "half
success," as the satellite payload failed to enter orbit.
The rocket, also called Naro-1, successfully lifted off from the Naro Space
Center on the southern coast but problems in the nose fairing assembly caused the
satellite to fall out of orbit. Naro-1 weighed 140t and was built with Russian
help at a cost of 502.5 billion won (US$409.5 million).
The 170t-thrust first stage rocket was made in Russia, while the second stage
booster and satellite were developed by South Korean engineers.
The institute, based in the central city of Daejeon, also said roughly 31 percent
of those surveyed called for stable government backing for future aerospace
development efforts, up from just 13.4 percent before the blastoff.
The 537 people polled in seven major cities said that in order to ensure future
successes Seoul must do more to train qualified experts, and 86 percent said they
support the planned launch of a wholly indigenous space rocket in 2018. Before
last month's launch, public support for that program stood at around 69 percent.
KARI said the majority of people polled said that consistent support must be
given to the country's space program even if it requires large sums of money and
involves the risk of failure.
South Korea is a late-comer to the space race, having built its first
experimental space rocket in the 1990s -- more than 40 years behind leaders like
Russia and the United States. It plans to inject 3.6 trillion won between 2007
and 2016 on advancing technology for the design and construction of satellites,
rockets and other space-exploration vehicles.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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surged since the launch of the country's first rocket late last month, a poll
showed Thursday.
According to the survey by the state-run Korea Aerospace Research Institute
(KARI), 73 percent of the respondents said their support for space
development-related science went up due to the liftoff of the Korea Space Launch
Vehicle-1 on Aug. 25.
Of the total, more than 13 percent said their interest in space development has
increased as a result of the launch, which the government has called a "half
success," as the satellite payload failed to enter orbit.
The rocket, also called Naro-1, successfully lifted off from the Naro Space
Center on the southern coast but problems in the nose fairing assembly caused the
satellite to fall out of orbit. Naro-1 weighed 140t and was built with Russian
help at a cost of 502.5 billion won (US$409.5 million).
The 170t-thrust first stage rocket was made in Russia, while the second stage
booster and satellite were developed by South Korean engineers.
The institute, based in the central city of Daejeon, also said roughly 31 percent
of those surveyed called for stable government backing for future aerospace
development efforts, up from just 13.4 percent before the blastoff.
The 537 people polled in seven major cities said that in order to ensure future
successes Seoul must do more to train qualified experts, and 86 percent said they
support the planned launch of a wholly indigenous space rocket in 2018. Before
last month's launch, public support for that program stood at around 69 percent.
KARI said the majority of people polled said that consistent support must be
given to the country's space program even if it requires large sums of money and
involves the risk of failure.
South Korea is a late-comer to the space race, having built its first
experimental space rocket in the 1990s -- more than 40 years behind leaders like
Russia and the United States. It plans to inject 3.6 trillion won between 2007
and 2016 on advancing technology for the design and construction of satellites,
rockets and other space-exploration vehicles.
yonngong@yna.co.kr
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