North Korea Rocket Launch Called A Failure, Explodes Over Yellow Sea
Submitted by News Desk 2 on Fri, 04/13/2012 - 12:29
The North Korean rocket launch of a satellite into space has failed after it veered off course and exploded seconds after liftoff over the Yellow Sea.
Bucking international pressure to not launch a rocket, the reclusive and somewhat backwards country went ahead, hoping to boost national pride across the communist country.
South Korea and the United States quickly called the launch a failure, and in an unusual move, the country also admitted to the "failure of the satellite to enter orbit" on state television, but did not give a reason.
