나로우주센터, 폭발 사고 겪은 누리호 엔진 첫 공개 전시
Exploded Nuri Rocket Engine on Public Display for First Time
Part of the July 25, 2026 daily edition
전라남도 고흥에 있는 나로우주센터 우주과학관에서 특별한 전시가 시작되었습니다. 폭발 사고를 겪은 누리호 엔진 실물이 이번에 처음으로 공개되었습니다. 이 엔진은 2020년 5월 연소 시험 중 시동 명령 직후 폭발한 75톤급 엔진입니다. 원래 이 엔진은 누리호 2단부에 사용될 예정이었던 인증시험용 엔진이었습니다. 한국항공우주연구원이 개발 과정에서 손상된 엔진을 공개한 것은 이번이 처음입니다. 이 전시는 한국이 독자적으로 발사체를 개발하는 과정에서 겪은 성과와 시행착오를 함께 보여주기 위해 마련되었습니다.
Translation
A special exhibition has begun at the Space Science Museum of the Naro Space Center in Goheung, Jeollanam-do. For the first time, the actual Nuri rocket engine that suffered an explosion accident is being publicly displayed. This is a 75-ton-class engine that exploded right after the ignition command during a combustion test in May 2020. Originally, this engine was a certification-test engine that had been scheduled for use in the second stage of the Nuri rocket. This is the first time the Korea Aerospace Research Institute has publicly displayed an engine that was damaged during development. The exhibition was arranged to show together both the achievements and the trial and error involved in Korea's process of developing its own independent launch vehicle.
Vocabulary
- 전시명사 (noun)exhibition, display
- 실물명사 (noun)actual object, real thing
- 공개되다동사 (verb)to be made public, to be disclosed
- 폭발하다동사 (verb)to explode
- 독자적명사 (noun)independent, one's own
- 시행착오명사 (noun)trial and error
Grammar points
-기 위해(서)in order to ~
Attached to a verb stem, this pattern means 'in order to' or 'for the purpose of,' expressing the goal or purpose behind an action.
Example: 학생들은 시험을 잘 보기 위해 열심히 공부합니다.
Students study hard in order to do well on their exams.
-(으)ㄴ 것은 -이다it is ~ that ...
This pattern turns a clause into a noun phrase with '-(으)ㄴ 것' and places it as the sentence subject, often used to emphasize a fact such as something happening 'for the first time.'
Example: 제가 한국에서 눈을 본 것은 작년 겨울이 처음이었습니다.
The first time I saw snow in Korea was last winter.
-던/-았던that was / had been ~ (but no longer)
A past-tense modifier used to describe something that was ongoing, planned, or in a certain state in the past, viewed now in retrospect, often implying a contrast with the present.
Example: 제가 자주 가던 식당이 지난달에 문을 닫았습니다.
The restaurant I used to go to often closed down last month.
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