KCNA: North Korea 'successfully' tested satellite rocket engine

North Korea stated that it has successfully completed a test of a new satellite rocket engine. Workers' Party newspaper Rodong Sinmun ran a front-page article on Tuesday, local time, that showed what appeared to be the engine test. The newspaper also stated "Comrade Kim Jong Un" provided guidance during the test at the site identified as the Sohae satellite launchpad, according to Yonhap. The Rodong ran nine color photographs of Kim and the engine, and Kim reportedly said North Korea must become a geostationary-satellite state in a few years' time, after conducting several more tests. Kim also said space development is an important project for the Party and on the "national level." More

(Source: UPI - Sep 21)