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South Korea's First Rocket Fails To Reach Set Orbit
Matt_dk writes "The first satellite launched by South Korea failed to reach its designated orbit pattern on Tuesday, the NY Times is reporting. The two-staged KSLV-1 rocket, built in cooperation with Russia, failed to deliver the 100-kilogram oceanic and atmospheric research satellite into its target orbit. The rocket was launched from the Naro Space Center, 300 miles south of the capital Seoul. 'The failure to push the satellite into its intended orbit was announced by Ahn Myong-man, the minister of education, science and technology, at a news conference. Mr. Ahn gave no further details. But South Korean news outlets, citing unidentified sources, said the satellite broke away from the rocket about 22 miles farther from the Earth than had been intended.'"
In Soviet Russia... ahh... I don't have anything. I best leave it to the professionals.
"Most people, I think, don't even know what a rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"
Ah, the perfect solution to a difficult problem, just kill everyone you don't agree with (or in this case don't want to help). Just think, we could get rid of all the 'bad' people in the world; blacks, gays, Mexicans, redheads, poor people. The possibilities are endless!
What is the difference between a rocket and missile test?
Depends on whether it is done below or above the 38th Parallel.
Give the citizens of North Korea some credit, it isn't really being brainwashed if there's a very real chance of you being sentenced to a few decades hard labor...
Or your family's food ration paperwork starts going missing a day here and there...far less expensive than maintaining prison camps.
Orwell: "In a Time of Universal Deceit, telling the Truth is a Revolutionary Act"