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Hyundai Motor said it will develop a moon-exploration mobility "Rover" as it seeks to morph into a future mobility solutions provider.In July last year, Hyundai Motor signed a memorandum of understanding with the country's six aviation research institutes, including the Korea Aerospace Research Institute and the Korea Automotive Technology Institute, for the project, the company said in a statement.Hyundai and the institutes are aiming to collect minerals, make an environmental analysis, and carry out other scientific…

South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri has sent photos of the moon's far side during its mission to collect selenographic data, the science ministry said.Danuri, which is rotating around the moon 100 kms above the surface, took pictures of the Tsiolkovskiy crater on March 22 and the Vallis Schrodinger and Szilard M craters each on March 24 with its high-definition cameras, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI).They are the first photos of the moon's far side…

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After a four month journey through space, the Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO) has finally reached lunar orbit. The probe will spend the next year scanning the surface from above in search of water ice and suitable landing spots for future missions. South Korea’s first mission to the Moon,known as Danuri, completed its first lunar orbit insertion maneuver on December 17 at 12:45 p.m. ET (2:45 a.m. in South Korea), the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) announced on Monday. “The first entry maneuver was the…

South Korea's unmanned space vehicle Danuri was scheduled to undergo a critical trajectory manoeuvre to travel toward the moon for the country's first lunar mission, officials said.Danuri, also known as the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, was launched last month aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in the US state of Florida for South Korea's first space mission beyond Earth's orbit.The orbiter is currently on its way to the moon on a ballistic lunar transfer trajectory -- which takes…

South Korea on Wednesday postponed the launch of homegrown space rocket Nuri, as a sensor in the oxidizer tank showed irregularities, just one day ahead of the scheduled liftoff.The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (Kari) will transport Nuri back to the assembly building for technical review from the launch pad at Naro Space Center in Goheung, a southern coastal village some 470 km south of Seoul, officials said."Trying to verify the problem with the rocket erected was difficult, hence we determined that proceeding with…