Program Information
· Program

Development of Korea Space Launch Vehicle Program

· Directorate

Directorate for National Strategic R&D Programs

· Program objective
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Develop vehicles to launch 1.5-ton practical satellites into a low Earth orbit and secure space launch vehicle technology

· Program details
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Eligibility: Korea Aerospace Research Institute

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Period: Mar. 2010 – Mar. 2022

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Support details

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    (Stage 1) Develop 7-ton liquid engine and build test equipment

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    (Stage 2) Develop 75-ton liquid engine and launch a test vehicle

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    (Stage 3) Develop technology for clustering four 75-ton engines and launch Korean vehicles twice

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Funding: KRW 1.9572 trillion (USD 1.779 billion*) per project

 * approximation based on exchange rate of 1 USD = 1,100 KRW

· Contact
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CHO, Seongho; Space Development (shcho16@nrf.re.kr)

· Project process
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No call for new projects in 2019