누리호, 한국의 우주발사체
Nuri: How Korea Built Its Own Space Launch Vehicle
Part of the July 21, 2026 daily edition
누리호(KSLV-II)는 한국이 독자적인 기술로 개발한 우주발사체입니다. 이 발사체는 한국항공우주연구원(KARI)이 주도하여 만들었습니다. 누리호는 2021년 10월에 처음 발사되었지만, 그때는 목표 궤도에 진입하는 데 성공하지 못했습니다. 그 후 한국은 문제점을 보완하며 다시 발사를 준비했습니다. 2022년 6월에 이루어진 두 번째 발사에서는 성능을 검증하기 위한 위성이 목표 궤도에 성공적으로 안착했습니다. 이로써 한국은 자국의 기술로 개발한 발사체로 위성을 우주 궤도에 올려놓은 나라가 되었습니다.
Translation
Nuri (KSLV-II) is a space launch vehicle that South Korea developed using its own independent technology. This launch vehicle was developed under the leadership of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). Nuri was first launched in October 2021, but at that time it did not succeed in entering its target orbit. After that, Korea addressed the problems and prepared for another launch. In the second launch, which took place in June 2022, a satellite built to verify the rocket's performance successfully settled into its target orbit. With this, Korea became a country that had placed a satellite into orbit using a launch vehicle it developed with its own technology.
Vocabulary
- 발사체명사 (noun)launch vehicle, rocket
- 궤도명사 (noun)orbit
- 진입하다동사 (verb)to enter
- 안착하다동사 (verb)to settle/land safely into position
- 위성명사 (noun)satellite
Grammar points
-지만but, although
Attached to a verb or adjective stem to connect two clauses in contrast, similar to 'but/although' in English.
Example: 누리호는 처음에 실패했지만 두 번째는 성공했습니다.
Nuri failed the first time, but succeeded the second time.
-는 데 성공하다/실패하다succeed/fail in ~ing
'-는 데' nominalizes a preceding verb phrase into 'in (doing) ~', and combined with 성공하다 (succeed) or 실패하다 (fail) it expresses success or failure at carrying out that action.
Example: 우리는 마감 전에 보고서를 끝내는 데 성공했습니다.
We succeeded in finishing the report before the deadline.
이로써with this, thereby
An adverb meaning 'with this' or 'thereby,' used to introduce a result or consequence that follows from what was just mentioned.
Example: 마지막 시험을 통과했고, 이로써 모든 과정이 끝났습니다.
I passed the final exam, and with this the whole course came to an end.
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