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1st LD: DPRK leader guides ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine

Xinhua, March 24, 2016 Adjust font size:

The top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un has guided a ground test for heavy-lift, solid-fuel rocket engine and its separation, the country's official news agency KCNA reported Thursday.

The test was aimed at testing the structural safety and the thrust of the newly developed rocket engine and estimate the working specification of heat separation system, said KCNA.

The test proved successful. The top leader, who was satisfied with the result, said this test helped boost the power of ballistic rockets and guaranteed achievement of goals for national defense science and technology this year. Enditem