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Nuri, Korea's indigenous rocket also known as KSLV-2, took off from Naro Space Center for the first time in 2 and a half years at 1:13 AM today. This launch was the 4th overall, and also the first ever nighttime launch. I wasn't sure how well the photos and videos would turn out since all the rocket launches I've been to happened during the day. But I came in prepared and got the results I wanted.

For the equipment, I brought my well-trusted Nikon P1000 for the superzoom and my new iPhone 17 Pro Max as the back-up, relatively wide angle shot. Both were fortunately sensitive enough for capturing the visuals during this clear and dark night.

As with last year, I pre-ordered a new iPhone for pickup on the launch day at an Apple retail store location within Korea. This time, I went with Apple Myeongdong. As the location is popular with tourists, foreign and domestic alike, lots of media coverage was made. I ended up in many of the photos taken by the press, and JTBC even did a short interview with me about the new Pro / Pro Max series.

Video Coverage
- JTBC News (reuploaded at Naver News)

Press Photos
- News1 news article
- Individual photos: #1, #2, #3