North Korean Rocket Launch Fails

[Foxy Brown]

North Korea launched a three-stage rocket at 7:39 a.m Friday, South Korean Defense Ministry spokesman Kim Min-seok said.

North Korea claims the rocket is a mere propellant for placing a satellite into orbit, but other countries including South Korea, Japan and the U.S. urged it to call off the launch, which they believe is a cover for a long-range missile test.

The South Korean government evacuated residents of Baeknyeong island right after the launch.

But a military spokesman said the rocket seems to have failed to reach its planned orbit and likely fell into international waters. Reports say that the first and second-stage boosters failed to separate.

North Korea was silent on Thursday, the first possible day for the launch. Experts earlier predicted Saturday was the most likely day for the launch to take place.

North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly meets on Friday, and a massive military parade celebrating the centenary of nation founder Kim Il-sung is scheduled for Sunday.

[kuro808]

Kim Jong-Un is not impressed

[Maikeru86]

Friday the 13th ftw.

[J-Triumf]

[Tuffty]

Come on N.Korea it's not brain surgery you know.

[THUNDERDUCK]

Yet millions starve, and life goes on in the South.

[kuro808]

Yet millions starve, and life goes on in the South.

And the Americans

[Asmodai]

It's gotta be a blow when your national penis replacement proves impotent.

[kuro808]

It's gotta be a blow when your national penis replacement proves impotent.

It busted its balls

[THUNDERDUCK]

Dare you say Premature Ejection of it's load

[cokejp]

lol Epic fail

[JFC]

First reaction upon reading the thread title:



Does anything else really need to be said?

[Azora]

freaking north korea, i just don't know why they're so stubborn.

[kuro808]

freaking north korea, i just don't know why they're so stubborn.

Because they cannot adapt to the American way, unless you are Kim Jong-Il lol

http://news.yahoo.com/north-korean-leader-makes-first-public-speech-083407667.html

Kim said he will strengthen North Korea's defenses by placing the country's "first, second and third" priorities on military might. But he said he is open to working with foreign countries that do not have hostile policies toward his nation, and said he would strive to reunify Korea.

More of the same I guess

[sone9]

Hundreds of millions put into military reinforcement yet the country still starves. I read somewhere
that 1/4 of N.K's food supply comes from aid provided by other countries, an incredible stat.
No doubt this failed launch has gotten some engineers/scientists into big big trouble.

[kuro808]

Hundreds of millions put into military reinforcement yet the country still starves. I read somewhere
that 1/4 of N.K's food supply comes from aid provided by other countries, an incredible stat.
No doubt this failed launch has gotten some engineers/scientists into big big trouble.

Yet the U.S. is willing to give them aid, which from many documentaries, they hate the Americans a lot

[Asmodai]

Hundreds of millions put into military reinforcement yet the country still starves. I read somewhere
that 1/4 of N.K's food supply comes from aid provided by other countries, an incredible stat.
No doubt this failed launch has gotten some engineers/scientists into big big trouble.

Yet the U.S. is willing to give them aid, which from many documentaries, they hate the Americans a lot

Dependency rarely leads to love.

[sexydeer]

Dammit North Korea, why you gotta pull off such stunts

[Deft-Monkey]

Come on N.Korea it's not brain surgery you know.

Yeah, it's not like it's rocket science.

Oh wait.

[kmoo]

I wonder if SK wants to show how to properly send up satellites