South Korea launches its first homemade space rocket

President hails excellent' test, as rocket gets high enough, but fails to put dummy payload into orbit

South Korea's first domestically produced space rocket reached its desired altitude but failed to deliver a dummy payload into orbit in its first test launch.

The South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, still described the test as an excellent accomplishment" that takes the country a step further in its pursuit of a space launch programme.