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OMG North Korea begins fuelling rocket FU pYONGyANG!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 13339158:MV8xODIyMTE0XzMwMzM5NTM2X0ZGN0Q1N0Iz] The article does say liquid propellant right? Well read this: " Advantages and disadvantages of liquid rockets. Liquid-fuel rockets have a number of advantages. First,they can be turned on and off rather simply (at least in concept) by opening and closing the valves that feed the two components to each other. Also,they tend to provide more power than do solid rockets. Finally,when problems develop in a liquid-fuel rocket,they tend to be less serious than those in a solid-fuel rocket. However,liquid-fuel rockets also have a number of serious disadvantages. One is that the liquid components often require very special care. Also,liquid fuels must be added to a rocket just before its actual ignition since the components cannot be stored in the rocket body for long periods of time. Finally,the mechanical demands needed for the proper operation of a liquid-fuel system can be very complex and,therefore,subject to a number of possible failures." http://www.scienceclarified.com/Ro-Sp/Rockets-and-Missiles.html [/quote]
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North Korea has begun fuelling a rocket for a launch that the West considers a missile test, a Japanese newspaper reported on Thursday, citing a source "close to the government" in Pyongyang.
"The launch is coming closer. The possibility is high that the launch date will be set for April 12 or 13," the source said according to the Tokyo Shimbun in a report from Seoul.
It cited the source as saying that North Korea had begun injecting liquid fuel into the rocket.
The paper also said a diplomatic source had confirmed that North Korea has moved the rocket to a launch pad in Tongchang-ri in the country's far northwest.
The report came after North Korea insisted Tuesday it would go ahead with what it says is a satellite launch, snubbing a call from US President Barack Obama to drop the plan and accusing him of a "confrontational mindset".
The United States has suspended plans to send food aid to North Korea, saying it has broken a promise to halt missile launches and cannot be trusted to give the help to those who need it, a Pentagon official said on Wednesday.
The West and North Korea's Asian neighbours have urged Pyongyang to give up on the rocket launch, which is seen as the pretext for testing ballistic missile technology.
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