The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, seen here in an artist's illustration, will study the moon up close for a year. The launch of South Korea's first moon mission is just a week away. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, or KPLO for short, is scheduled to launch atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket next Tuesday (Aug. 2). The mission is viewed as the first step in South Korea's ambitious deep-space agend...
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