South Korean Rocket Launches, Blows Up
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}June 10: A South Korean Space Launch Vehicle takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. South Korea says communications with a rocket launched by the country has been lost following liftoff. The two-stage Naro rocket operated normally during and after liftoff from the country's space center, but communications with the rocket were quickly lost. "We believe that the Naro rocket is likely to have exploded," a spokesman said. (AP Photo / Korea Pool)
June 10: A South Korean Space Launch Vehicle takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Thursday. South Korea says communications with the rocket were lost following liftoff. (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
June 10: A South Korean Space Launch Vehicle takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Thursday. South Korea says communications with the rocket were lost following liftoff. (AP Photo / Korea Pool)
June 10: A South Korean Space Launch Vehicle takes off from the launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea, Thursday, June 10, 2010. South Korea says communications with a rocket launched by the country has been lost following liftoff. (AP Photo / Korea Pool)
June 10: South Koreans watch televisions broadcasting a report about the launch a South Korean rocket carrying a weather satellite, at an electronics shopping district in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea said the rocket that it sent into space Thursday carrying an observation satellite is believed to have exploded in flight. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
June 10: South Koreans watch the much anticipated liftoff of a rocket carrying a weather satellite, at the main train station in Seoul, South Korea. South Korea said the rocket that it sent into space Thursday carrying an observation satellite is believed to have exploded in flight. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)
June 9: The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. South Korea's space program suffered a minor setback Wednesday when the rocket's planned launch was postponed due to malfunctioning firefighting equipment. (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
June 8: The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, sits on its launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. The rocket was scheduled to blast off on June 9. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. The Korean letters on the rocket read: "Republic of Korea." (AP Photo / Korea Pool)
June 7: The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, is wheeled to a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea for a blast off scheduled for June 11. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. The Korean characters on the rocket read: "Republic of Korea." (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
June 7: Workers of the Korea Aerospace Research Institute wheel the Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, to a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. The rocket was scheduled to blast off on June 11. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. (AP Photo/ Korea Pool)
June 7: The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, is wheeled to a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. The rocket was scheduled to blast off on June 11. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. The Korean characters on the rocket read: "Republic of Korea." (AP Photo/Korea Pool)
June 7: The Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, South Korea's second space rocket, is wheeled to a launch pad at the Naro Space Center in Goheung, South Korea. The rocket was scheduled to blast off on June 11. The launch of the first rocket last August failed due to problems in fairing assembly. (AP Photo / Korea Pool)