[FPSPACE] Theories on Naro failure

[Morris Jones]

>From Yonhap-

A Russian news agency says that an early separation of the Naro space 
rocket’s boosters could have caused the launch failure.



Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency quoted a Russian aviation 
expert as saying Friday that the Naro’s second-stage booster could have 
separated earlier than scheduled, resulting in the failure. 



The expert said that sparks can be seen on video footage of the Naro 
taken by KBS 137 seconds after the rocket blasted off. He said that the 
sparks suggest that either the rocket’s first- and second-stage boosters
 separated too early, or the rocket propellant malfunctioned when the 
boosters separated. 



The remark suggests there was a problem with the first-stage booster, 
which was developed by Russia.



The Russian Federal Space Agency and Khrunichev Incorporated, which 
developed the first-stage booster, are reportedly refraining from making
 comments on the Naro’s launch failure until an official position is 
announced.

Morris Jones
Sydney


 		 	   		  
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