The Year in Review 2012: North Korean rocket launch
Monday, December 24, 2012 - 04:30
in Astronomy & Space
PYONGYANG, North Korea, Dec. 24 (UPI) -- North Korea's Kim Jong Un gave himself a nice present at year-end to mark the first anniversary of his succession to power in the secretive country with a satellite space launch using ballistic missile technology, disregarding world opinion and U.N. Security Council resolutions.