When the UN Security council can’t even bring itself to condemn North Korea for murdering 46 South Korean sailors, that’s sad and pathetic. Or, as the New York Times puts it, “absurdly, dangerously lame.” So should the United States put its trust and faith in the efficacy of the UN to enhance the world’s security? [...]
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The Non-efficacy of the UN
Posted: July 12, 2010 in Cheonan, North Korea, South Korea, UN, United NationsTags: North Korea, United Nations
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South Korean Launch Failure
Posted: June 10, 2010 in Failure To Launch, Korea Space Launch Vehicle, South Korea, Space Launch, SpaceXSouth Korea lost contact with their launch vehicle a little over two minutes into its flight profile and during its first stage burn. It was to hoist a modest 100kg payload and the launch vehicle itself was similarly modest–we’ll call it old school–with a Russian supplied first stage that used the traditional ‘highly refined hydrocarbon [...]
UPDATE: The first report from the field is always wrong. Spaceflight Now (via the Korea Aerospace Research Institute) reports the orbital parameters were supposed to be perigee at 186 miles and apogee at 932 miles. CNN relayed perigee may have been missed by almost 35 miles. There may be some data mangling regarding miles and [...]
