North Korea attempted to launch a spy satellite Wednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.
A handout picture shows a part of what is believed to be a space launch vehicle that North Korea said crashed into the sea off the west coast of the divided peninsula, South Korea, May 31, 2023. The Defense Ministry/ Handout via REUTERSWednesday but it crashed into the sea after a rocket failure, with the South Korean military retrieving part of the likely wreckage in a potential intelligence bonanza.
It added that authorities would investigate the "serious defects" revealed by the launch and conduct another test as soon as possible.It released images showing a large barrel-like metal structure with thin pipes and wires at the bottom, which experts said might be a liquid fuel tank. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for North Korea to cease "such acts" and return to the negotiating table.
Signals from those launches have never been independently detected, indicating they may have malfunctioned.
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