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South Korea's First Rocket Fails To Reach Set Orbit

Posted by kdawson on from the ground-control-to-major-tom dept.

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.'"

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  1. N.K by DirtyCanuck · · Score: 5, Interesting

    âoeNorth Korea will surely try to use the South Korean launch to justify its own,â said Jeung Young-tae, an analyst at the government-financed Korea Institute for National Unification. âoeBut in the end, its attempt will be dismissed as propaganda because there are clear differences between the two.â

    Dismissed by who? The rest of world who already knows everything he says is loaded bull.

    Or the "citizens" of North Korea who are brainwashed into believing (or supporting) every word he says.

    The people of North Korea are so isolated he could say the Japanese were sending over Godzilla to justify an attack, and the outcome would be the same with regards to domestic support.

    1. Re:N.K by MozeeToby · · Score: 5, Insightful

      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!

  2. However by geekoid · · Score: 5, Interesting

    it went far enough to remind N.Korea that S.Korea has rockets.

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    1. Re:However by Greyfox · · Score: 5, Funny

      Actually I was unaware that S.Korea had rockets. Now I will go to them and demand a tribute of their technology! Hopefully I don't need to remind them that my words are backed by nuclear force!

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  3. Re:Oh! Oh! by forkazoo · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia... ahh... I don't have anything. I best leave it to the professionals.

    In South Korea, people launch rockets into space.
    In Russia, rockets launch people into space.

    But, I'm sure South Korea will eventually also develop man-rated space equipment. It'll just take time while they refine the launching capacity.

  4. The most typing-challenged man in the world by Em+Emalb · · Score: 5, Funny

    I don't always make a bunch of basic spelling mistakes in my submissions to Slashdot, but when I do, I drink Dos Equis.

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