GOHEUNG, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea successfully tested its locally developed rocket engine on Wednesday, officials said, taking a step closer to the full-fledged development of the country’s first space launch vehicle. The test of the 75-ton thrust engine was conducted using a single-stage rocket that was launched from the Naro Space Center [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s foreign ministry expressed “deep concern” on Sunday as Seoul and Washington agreed to begin talks on the deployment of an advanced American missile defense system to South Korea following the North’s long-range rocket launch. Hours after North Korea claimed it had successfully put a satellite into orbit, South [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Sunday it will further restrict the entry of its nationals to a joint industrial park in North Korea in response to the North’s long-range rocket launch. The Unification Ministry said that it will reduce the number of South Koreans staying at the Kaesong Industrial Complex in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Yonhap) – North Korea launched a long-range rocket, apparently sending what it claims is a satellite into orbit on Sunday, but South Korea and the U.S. denounced it as a long-range missile test that squarely challenges the international community. “It’s presumed that the projectile has entered into orbit,” a military official said, [...]
GOHEUNG, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea is on course to test launch its next-generation space rocket in late 2016 after it made headway in resolving a major technical obstacle that could have led to delays, the head of the country’s aerospace research institute said Sunday. In a meeting with reporters at the Naro Space [...]