North Korea Extends Rocket Launch Window.

North Korea Extends Rocket Launch Window.(RN).TOKYO – North Korea has extended the launch window for its latest rocket test to December 29, according to a report in North Korean state media. The report cited an official from the country’s space committee saying the extension is due to a “technical malfunction in the engine control unit.”
The original launch window was December 10 to December 22. The Korean Central News Agency reported on Saturday that the authorities may delay the launch “for a number of reasons.” Pyongyang alarmed the international community when it announced earlier this month that it would attempt another rocket launch. An attempted launch ended in failure last April, when the rocket exploded shortly after take-off. While North Korea has claimed this new rocket will attempt to send a satellite into outer space, the international community has widely condemned what it believes to be the development and testing of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) intended to carry nuclear warheads. Japan has already deployed missile shield systems to its southern borders and in the Tokyo metropolitan area to intercept potential debris from the rocket.Read the full story here.