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Hanwha Aerospace advances reusable launch vehicle technology

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30 September 2026

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Government & Space

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South Korea

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Fusion42 · 30 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Hanwha Aerospace is assembling a reusable launch vehicle demonstrator in collaboration with Korea Aerospace Research Institute and others to test launch cost-reducing technologies, aiming for a 2028 flight test and eventual first-stage reuse in the mid-2030s. This effort targets strengthening South Korea's commercial space capabilities and competing internationally in space transportation services.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Government & Space.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You need to watch how Hanwha Aerospace is pushing reusable rocket tech because it opens up a low-cost launch path that will shift market pricing. South Korean space transport startups now face a new competitor aiming to cut prices and scale globally by the mid-2030s.

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