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No comparison between space programs of two Koreas: U.S. gov't
The U.S. government made clear Thursday that it makes no sense to compare the rocket launches of the two Koreas. "You know our view that there is no basis for comparing the behavior of the ROK in sp...
Jan 31, 2013
S. Korea's new satellite makes contact with ground station
South Korea's new science satellite successfully made contact with a ground station here Thursday, marking a complete success in the country's launch of its first-ever space rocket on the previous da...
Korea makes contact with newly launched satellite
Korea celebrates space rocket success
Jan 30, 2013
What’s next after Naro?
Korea plans to develop a three-stage indigenous space rocket, the KSLV-2, by 2020. Before that, it aims to develop a 75-ton thrust engine by 2018. Kim Seung-jo, president of the Korea Aerospace Rese...
Korea takes crucial step toward space era
Nation hopes to have self-developed thrust engine by 2018
U.S. looks to futuristic guns for safety
In this Jan. 6, 2004, file photo, then-New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey (right) points to the handle of a “smart gun” with grip recognition technology, held by the gun’s inventor Michael Recce, ass...
Chronology of major events leading to Seoul's 3rd space rocket launch
The following is a chronology of major events related to South Korea's development of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, which is set to blast off from the country's Naro Space Center later Wednesday....
Airborne bacteria may impact climate
This photo is not directly related to the article. (123rf) U.S. scientists say bacteria and fungi found floating a surprising 30,000 feet above the Earth‘s surface have the potential to affect the g...
S. Korea's space rocket lifts off from Naro Space Center
Naro space rocket blasts off on Wednesday. (Yonhap News) South Korea's space rocket blasted off Wednesday from the Naro Space Center on the country's southern coast. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-...
Final preparations under way for launch of Naro space rocket
Korea’s space launch vehicle Naro-1 stands on the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Jeolla Province, Monday. ( Korea Aerospace Research Institute) The Korea Space Launch Vehicle,...
Jan 28, 2013
Seoul begins preparations for launch of Naro space rocket
South Korea began preparations Monday for what will be the third launch of the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1) by moving the space rocket to its launch pad. The KSLV-1, also known as Naro, is ...
Mars rover snaps first nighttime photo
This image of a Martian rock illuminated by white-light LEDs is part of the first set of nighttime images taken by NASA`s Mars rover Curiosity. (NASA-UPI) NASA says its Mars Curiosity rover has take...
Jan 25, 2013
Naro space rocket launch set for Jan. 30
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology announced Thursday it has set Jan. 30 as the launch date of the country’s space rocket Naro-1. The ministry and the Korea Aerospace Research Institu...
Jan 24, 2013
Korea develops new flexible electrode using silver nanowire
A group of South Korean scientists has developed a new transparent, flexible electrode with silver nanowires instead of expensive and hard-to-find indium, paving the way for the development of better...
S. Korea's Naro space rocket set to blast off on Jan. 30
South Korea will again seek to join the elite global space club next week with a third launch of its Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1 (KSLV-1), the science ministry said Thursday. The space rocket, also...