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Obama: N. Korean rocket test would isolate regime
March 25, 2012 11:10 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - President Barack Obama says that a planned North Korean rocket launch will deepen its isolation in the international community and that Pyongyang will achieve nothing through threats or provocations. Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak both called on North Korea to cancel the rocket... more » -
US: NKorea's rocket launch plan highly provocative
March 16, 2012 5:45 AM
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The U.S. State Department says North Korea's planned rocket launch is "highly provocative" and would directly violate the North's international obligations. North Korea in a surprise announcement Friday said it plans to launch a satellite into space on the back of a long-range rocket in... more » -
Launch of NASA satellite delayed until Wednesday
February 9, 2010 9:42 AM
The launch of a NASA satellite that could help predict solar storms that can trigger massive electrical blackouts and communication failures on Earth has been delayed. The Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, was scheduled to lift off from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Tuesday, but the launch has... more » -
Air Force Academy cadets to test-fire rocket
January 14, 2010 10:16 AM
Air Force Academy cadets are getting ready to test-fire a rocket as part of the school's FalconLaunch space education program. The FalconLaunch-8 rocket will be ignited while it's held stationary on Friday to measure the thrust and to test a new ignition system. If the test is successful, the FalconLaunch-8... more »
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