@ koryodynasty / Twitter screen shot; @ Byron_Wan / Twitter screen shotThe following article, Ominous Image Appears in Sky as China Gets a Big Reminder, was first published on Flag And Cross. South Korea just tested a new rocket, lighting up the night sky over east Asia and sending an ominous reminder to its neighbor, China, about its position in the region. On Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korea had successfully tested a solid-fuel space launch vehicle. This comes less than two weeks after its neighbor, North Korea, announced that it had tested a solid-fuel rocket as part of developing a new strategic weapons system. The Defense Ministry said the rocket was designed to put a small satellite into low-earth orbit for surveillance operations and that it eventually plans to launch a rocket with a satellite on it, according to Yonhap. As the rocket soared into the night sky, it left a trail of light a vapor visible for miles around. South Korea’s military has confirmed it test-fired a solid-fueled rocket. A twisty tendril of vapor in white-to-red ombre could be seen snaking behind a bright white light in parts of South Korea’s sky on Dec 30 evening.…
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Ominous Image Appears in Sky as China Gets a Big Reminder
