Manned launch vehicle startup ‘Unastella’ fails rocket test launch

A space launch vehicle under development by Unastella. [Photo = Science and Technology Policy Institute]

It has been confirmed that the private crewed space launch vehicle startup ‘Unastella’ failed in its test launch. Unastella plans to immediately prepare for a second test launch, taking this failure as a lesson.

According to the space industry and Unastella on the 24th, at 11:28 p.m. on the 22nd, Unastella attempted to launch the ‘Una Express No. 1’ near Naro Space Center in Goheung-gun, Jeonnam, but the launch vehicle did not take off. It is reported that there was a problem with the engine propulsion system.