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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:47 pm
 


Title: North Korea launches long-range rocket
Category: World
Posted By: Strutz
Date: 2012-04-12 17:26:41


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:47 pm
 


I would hate to be on of the engineers working on this as they will taking up residence in Camp 22.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:49 pm
 


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North Korea Long-Range Rocket Launch Fails: Reports
by Space.com, staffDate: 12 April 2012 Time: 08:02 PM ET

A defiant North Korea attempted to launch its new long-range rocket early Friday despite international warnings to stand down, but the vehicle failed to reach space and apparently crashed into the sea, according to press reports.

The Unha-3 rocket lifted off North Korea's northwestern Sohae Satellite Launching Station at 7:39 a.m. local time Friday, April 13, according to South Korea's Yonhap News Agency. It was still late Tuesday in the United States at the time.

ABC News, citing confirmation from U.S. officials, reported that the 90-ton rocket broke apart just after liftoff with its remains falling into the sea. The rocket's flight path was expected to carry it on a southerly trajectory over the Yellow Sea just west of South Korea, then to the east of the Philippines.

North Korea announced its intent to launch the Unha-3 rocket in March, stating the goal was to launch an Earth-observing satellite called Kwangmyongsong-3 into orbit in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's founder. The Unha-3 rocket launch site is near the village of Tongchang-ri.

North Korean officials insisted the launch was part of the nation's peaceful space program, but several nations, including the United States, South Korea and Japan, openly condemned the move, stating it was merely a disguise for testing missile technology.

United Nations resolutions already prohibit North Korea from conducting ballistic missile tests.

North Korea's Unha-3 rocket is a three-stage booster that stands about 100 feet tall (30 meters). Its launch comes after several space launch failures, including a similar satellite mission in April 2009. State officials claimed the 2009 event was a success, but U.S. intelligence showed that the vehicle failed during ascent and the rocket's second and third stages, plus the onboard satellite, plummeted into the Pacific Ocean.

The launch of Unha-3 marks the third consecutive space launch failure for North Korea. In addition to the 2009 launch try, the country attempted to launch a small satellite in 1998, an effort that also ended in failure.

This story will be updated as details become available.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:02 pm
 


Title: North Korea Long Range Rocket Launch Has Failed
Category: Political
Posted By: Scape
Date: 2012-04-12 19:56:20


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:02 pm
 


Sweet.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:06 pm
 


NK "rocket launch" is an oxymoron.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:14 pm
 


The engineers didn't mix well the sulfur, charcoal and saltpeter.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:18 pm
 


1Peg 1Peg:
Sweet.


All that and not a single SAM was wasted in this NK rocket launch!


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 8:24 pm
 


I guess it's back to the drawing board, Kim Il Jong, or Hong Fat Choy, or whatever your name is. You know, Mr. Hole in one, the dead guy. The son of the hamburger inventor.


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:56 pm
 


it turns out while Kim Jong Um-num-num was visiting the site he saw something that reminded him of food and he ate it.

Here he is being led away before he can eat anything else crucial
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 5:44 am
 


Haha. North Korea can't get it up :P


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:26 am
 


Gunnair Gunnair:
1Peg 1Peg:
Sweet.


All that and not a single SAM was wasted in this NK rocket launch!


I would not rule out a particle beam or a rail gun being used in this unfortunate mishap.


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:30 am
 


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PostPosted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:06 pm
 


Really having some issues logging in to reply...

$1:
All that and not a single SAM was wasted in this NK rocket launch!



Or.... Headlines in a couple day's......

"US star wars test successful, North Korean missile shot down 81 seconds after launch."

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