Korea weighs waiver for Nuri launches, eyes 2030 missions

South Korea is reviewing a plan to exempt additional launches of its homegrown Nuri rocket from a preliminary feasibility study, with four more missions under consideration for 2029-2030, the head of the nation’s space agency said Wednesday. “We are reviewing a plan to seek a waiver from the preliminary feasibility study for additional Nuri launches, and the required budget has largely been calculated,” said Oh Tae-seog, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, during a luncheon with