North Korea spy satellite launch fails spectacularly as Austin arrives in region

After a warning from Pyongyang that a “space mission” was imminent and a subsequent launch of a multi-stage missile that triggered air raid alerts and sirens in Japan and South Korea, North Korea’s attempt to put its first spy satellite into orbit ended with an unceremonious crash into the sea. “The launched new-type satellite carrier rocket ‘Chollima-1’ crashed into the West Sea of Korea along with the loss of thrust because of abnormal start of the second-stage motor after the first-stage separation while making a normal flight,” North Korea’s National Aerospace Development Administration said in an unusually prompt admission of failure. Read the full story here: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/north-korea-spy-satellite-launch-fails-spectacularly-as-austin-arrives-in-region Check out our website: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/