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South Korean Rocket Maker Innospace Says Gas Leak Caused Failure

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South Korean startup Innospace identified a gas leak as the cause of its Hanbit-Nano rocket failure during a December 2025 launch from Brazil’s Alcântara Launch Center. The rocket crashed less than one minute after liftoff, marking a setback for South Korea’s private space ambitions and its partnership with Brazil’s growing launch infrastructure. Innospace plans a second launch attempt in Q3 2026, aiming to recover from the failure and validate its hybrid-propulsion technology for small satellite deployment. The incident underscores challenges in commercial spaceflight, particularly for emerging players competing with established aerospace firms in the global launch market. This failure delays Innospace’s goal of becoming South Korea’s first private company to achieve orbital launch, a milestone critical for national space industry growth.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000The failed launch of a South Korean rocket in Brazil last December was caused by a gas leak, according to its developer Innospace Co., which is gearing up for another attempt in the third quarter of this year. The Hanbit-Nano, developed by the South Korean rocket company, crashed less than a minute after liftoff from the Alcântara Launch Center on Brazil’s Atlantic coast.

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