This handout photo made available by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute on October 20, 2021 shows South Korea's first homegrown space rocket

SEOUL: South Korea is aiming to join the ranks of advanced spacefaring nations on Thursday when it attempts to put a one-tonne payload into orbit using its first fully homegrown rocket.

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