South Korea launches its first homemade space rocket
by Associated Press in Seoul from Science | The Guardian on (#5QZE1)
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.
Continue reading...