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Originally Posted by Manchurian Taikonaut
I think the Koreans have chosen Soyuz, because training with Russia's Soyuz costs less, their spacecraft launch on-time and Russia might trade technology such as helping the South Koreans develop a launch vehicle.
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Yes, apparently S. Korea did ask US for space hardware technical assistance first, but they were refused on the grounds that the US did not want to promote "proliferation".
Next they asked Russia who were willing to assist, for a price.