The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) launch scheduled for 5 AM US EST was 'scrubbed' due to automatic launch sequence technical problems less than eight minutes before liftoff reports The Korea Herald, The Korea Times, AP and the BBC. This will mark the seventh launch delay of the KSLV-1. No new launch date has been set yet.
Earlier reports from The Korea Times, The Washington Post, MSNBC, Yonhap News, and Bloomberg said the launch of South Korea's first rocket with a satellite would have been 5 PM South Korea time. South Korea plans to launch a second KSLV-1 rocket in April 2010, with work to begin on developing an engine with 75 tons of thrust. In the long run, the country aims to build an unmanned space probe that can reach the moon by 2025.
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