Sunday, December 9, 2012

North Korea replacing rocket stage, likely to launch as planned: report


I am sure north Korea is enjoying all the speculation.  Although I mention this somewhat with tongue in cheek,  the north likes to have an impact on the holidays.  I wonder if they will string this along for some time.
V/R
Dave

North Korea replacing rocket stage, likely to launch as planned: report

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-korea-north-rocketbre8b9021-20121209,0,3588325.story

By Jack Kim and Ju-min Park
Reuters
8:17 p.m. CST, December 9, 2012


SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is moving a new rocket component to its missile test site to replace a faulty stage that has delayed its planned launch of a long range rocket and is likely to still go ahead with a launch in December, a South Korean newspaper reported on Monday.

North Korea's state media announced at the weekend that the launch of the rocket carrying what it called a scientific satellite may have to be delayed without disclosing the reasons.

A trailer carrying a new third stage rocket was seen by satellite on Saturday being moved from a missile plant in Pyongyang to the Tongchang-ri missile launch site, South Korea's Chosun Ilbo newspaper quoted a government source as saying.

"From the reading of satellite images, it's definite the North delayed the missile launch because of problems with the third stage rocket," the source was quoted as saying.
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