On 3rd Try, South Korea Launches Satellite Into Orbit

South Korea succeeded in thrusting a satellite into orbit for the first time, joining an elite club of space technology leaders seven weeks after the successful launching of a satellite by its rival, North Korea. South Korea has attached an intense national pride to the 140-ton, 108-foot-tall Korea Space Launch Vehicle-1, or KSLV-1, which was built with the help of Russian technology. Feeling behind China and Japan, both of which have successful space programs, South Korea has sought a technological prowess of its own.