N. Korea triggers fresh fury with space rocket launch

N. Korea triggers fresh fury with space rocket launch Seoul (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - North Korea said Sunday it had successfully put a satellite into orbit, with a rocket launch widely condemned as a disguised ballistic missile test for a weapons delivery system to strike the US mainland. The launch, which violated multiple UN resolutions, amounted to the North doubling down against an international community already struggling to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test a mont ... more http://www.spacewar.com/reports/N_Korea_triggers_fresh_fury_with_space_rocket_launch_999.html


Five questions about N. Korea's latest rocket and satellite launch Seoul (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - North Korea launched a long-range rocket Sunday, triggering fresh outrage from an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test last month. Here are five questions and answers on what lies behind the global concern over what North Korea insists is a purely scientific space programme. -- What exactly was launched on Sunday? North Korea says it was a ... more http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Five_questions_about_N_Koreas_latest_rocket_launch_999.html


N. Korea launches space rocket in defiance of sanctions threats Seoul (AFP) Feb 7, 2016 - North Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, violating UN resolutions and doubling down against an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for a nuclear test last month. There was no immediate confirmation that the final stage of the satellite-bearing rocket had successfully reached orbit, and an unconfirmed report from South Korea's Yonhap news agency suggested ... more  http://www.spacewar.com/reports/N_Korea_launches_space_rocket_in_defiance_of_sanctions_threats_999.html