An American think tank says North Korea’s preparations for a planned rocket launch may have been delayed by heavy snow. The US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said Friday that new satellite imagery suggests preparations at the Sohai satellite launch station are proceeding “more slowly than previously reported.” Nick Hansen, an expert on imagery analysis, […]
North Korea Rocket Launch Possibly Delayed by Snow
Despite Warnings, N.Korea Prepares Launch Site
North Korea appears to be moving ahead with preparations to launch a long-range rocket, despite international condemnation. South Korean media quoted government officials saying Tuesday that North Korea is preparing the second and third stages of its launch vehicle at the Tongchang-ri facility. Pyongyang says it plans to launch the three-stage rocket between December 10 […]
Despite Warnings, N.Korea Prepares Launch Site
North Korea appears to be moving ahead with preparations to launch a long-range rocket, despite international condemnation. South Korean media quoted government officials saying Tuesday that North Korea is preparing the second and third stages of its launch vehicle at the Tongchang-ri facility. Pyongyang says it plans to launch the three-stage rocket between December 10 […]
World Reacts to Failed North Korea Rocket Launch
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and many other international leaders have condemned North Korea’s launch of a long-range missile, even though the test was a failure. The rocket fell into the sea about one minute after liftoff. North Korea’s official news agency acknowledged the missile broke apart, preventing its cargo – described as a weather satellite […]
North Korea Admits Rocket Launch Failure
North Korea defied international protests by launching a long-range rocket on Friday, but it appeared to fall apart and harmlessly crash into the sea shortly after blast off. North Korea’s official news agency acknowledged that the three-stage rocket failed to send what it says is a weather satellite into orbit. The brief report said scientists […]
Experts Assess What Went Wrong in N. Korea Rocket Launch
North Korean scientists are scrambling to find out what caused their much-hyped long-range rocket to crash into the sea shortly after it was launched on Friday, causing a public embarrassment for the new leadership of Kim Jong Un. North Korea’s state television acknowledged that the three-stage Unha-3 rocket disintegrated barely a minute into its flight, […]
North Korea Admits Rocket Launch Failure
North Korea defied international protests by launching a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appeared to fall apart and harmlessly crash into the sea shortly after blast off. North Korea’s official news agency acknowledged that the three-stage rocket failed to enter orbit. It said scientists are looking into the cause of the failure, but provided […]
North Korea Admits Rocket Launch Failure
North Korea defied international protests by launching a long-range rocket early Friday, but it appeared to fall apart and harmlessly crash into the sea shortly after blast off. The official North Korean News Agency acknowledged that the three-stage rocket failed to enter orbit. It said scientists are looking into the cause of the failure, but […]
North Korea’s Rocket Launch Fails
The United States and several Asian nations say North Korea launched a three-stage, long-range rocket early Friday, but that it appeared to fall apart and harmlessly crash into the sea shortly after blast off. The U.S. Northern Command says initial indications show that the first stage of the rocket crashed into the Yellow Sea, 165 […]
North Korea’s Rocket Launch Reported Failed
The United States, Japan and South Korea say that North Korea’s three-stage rocket launch early Friday failed. U.S. officials say initial indications show that the first stage of the missile fell into the sea. Japanese Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka says the rocket appears to have flown about 120 kilometers up into the air before splitting […]