Nuri ready for relaunch after glitch fix

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The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-II), or Nuri, is being erected at the launch pad on Tuesday at the Naro Space Center in Goheung County in South Jeolla. [YONHAP]
The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV-II), or Nuri, is being erected at the launch pad on Tuesday at the Naro Space Center in Goheung County in South Jeolla.

The third launch of Nuri has been rescheduled to liftoff at 6:24 p.m. Thursday, the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Aerospace Research Institute announced Thursday.

Initially scheduled to launch on Wednesday at 6:24 p.m., its delay was announced two hours before the planned liftoff due to a glitch in the communication system.

The glitch was discovered in the control system for a helium pressure release valve in the launch system and does not directly involve the rocket itself, according to the ministry and KARI.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]