It Looks Like a Simple Green Pillar, but It Plays the Umbilical Role for Nuri (feat. Umbilical Tower)

South Korea's space launch vehicle Nuri is set to embark on its fifth space flight on October 7.

This fifth launch will carry a record-breaking 15 satellites, including five small synthetic aperture radar satellites designed to closely monitor the Korean Peninsula and surrounding waters, and 10 cube satellites developed by corporations and universities, opening the era of South Korea's first practical satellite constellation.

However, there is an unsung hero that has silently stood by Nuri's side every time it heads to space.

That is the launch pad.

Built 100 percent with domestic technology led by HD Hyundai Heavy Industries—spanning infrastructure, ground mechanical systems, propellant supply systems, and launch control systems—the Nuri launch pad has witnessed all launches from the first to the fourth, and is a living witness and top contributor preparing for the fifth launch.

How was this domestically built launch pad, designed to safely blast Nuri into space, created? Check out the vivid stories told by the officials who were directly involved from construction to the moment of launch in the video.

(Reported by So Hwan-uk | Producer: Kim In-sun | Writer: Lee Mi-sun | Filmed by Moon Jung-do, Cho Sang-beom | CG: Ahn Joon-seok, Cho Seung-hyun | Produced by Knowledge Contents IP Team | Video source: Korea Aerospace Research Institute | Production support: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries)
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