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sethnintendo on 09 March 2013
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mai said:
sethnintendo said:
mai said:
sethnintendo said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_North_Korean_missile_tests

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Seth, ROC's Naro-1 had a lot of failures as well before it was successfully launched. It's quite normal. Besides article you're referring to isn't full, second launch in December, 2012 was successful.

Was that the one that put the satellite into orbit which quickly lost control and fell out of orbit?   They can't even keep a satellite in orbit.  Grats to them to finally make it to orbit.

That's a problem of satellite not a rocket, rocket did it's job. Besides you seem to underestimate what huge role failures have played in the early era of space age, compare it to a history of Soviet and US space programs before their working horses have achieved >95% reliability rate :) DPRK rockets might be sucky but ROK rockets are equally as sucky then.

Actually, I was wrong it didn't fall out of orbit.  It is just out of control now which it could slam into another satellite.  Yea, early rockets during the 50s and 60s sucked because it was the birth of the industry.  If it wasn't for the Germans everyone would probably be a lot further behind than they are now.  Basically, USA and Soviets took all the top German scientist and put them to work in the space program (the ones involved with V1/V2 rockets).  I am sure you already know this but if anyone deserves credit for space exploration it is the Germans.