PhilSA engineers finish rocket training for 2027 demonstration launch

<p>Ten engineers from the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have completed hands-on rocket training in South Korea ahead of the country's planned demonstration launch in early 2027.</p><p>In a statement Wednesday, PhilSA said the engineers underwent training in the assembly, integration, and testing of a liquid-fueled sounding rocket under the SIKLAB: Building Industrial Space Launch Systems Project.</p><p>"The completion ceremony was held on 20 October 2026 in Okcheon, South Korea - highlighting the Philippines' progress in developing domestic launch capabilities," PhilSA said.</p><p>"Following this, the sounding rocket and ground support equipment will be shipped to the Philippines for final assembly and tests in Cagayan, with the demonstration launch targeted for early 2027," it added.</p><p>The PhilSA engineers were trained at the Rocket Development Complex of Perigee Aerospace Inc., where they carried out the entire development cycle of the company's Blue Whale 0.1 (BW0.1) sounding rocket.</p><p>They also performed system-level verification procedures including a Dry Run,…