‘No sail, no fish, no fly’ ban lifted as S. Korea rocket launch fails

Workers of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute wheel the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), South Korea’s third space rocket, to its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The rocket is scheduled to blast off on Oct. 26 for the third launch attempt of its first space rocket. AP Photo/Korea Pool KOREA OUT

MANILA, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Friday lifted the “no sail, no fish, no fly” policy as South Korea aborted its rocket launch on the same day.

“Lifted na yun, after 6p.m.,” NDRRMC Executive Director Benito Ramos told reporters.

Ramos said the ban for the window time of October 27 to 31 had been likewise lifted.

“Magrerepair muna sila, it will take three days bago mag re-schedule sila. Maghintay tayo kung kailan nila ma-repair yung booster,” Ramos said.

The NDRRMC implemented the ban from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday.

It would have been the third attempt of South Korea to launch a satellite into space. The first two attempts failed.