North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say

[The Straight Story]

North Korean satellite 'tumbling out of control,' US officials say

The object that North Korea sent into space early Thursday appears to be “tumbling out of control” as it orbits the earth, U.S. officials told NBC News.

The officials said that it is indeed some kind of space vehicle but they still haven’t been able to determine exactly what the satellite is supposed to do.

In a statement, the White House said the rocket launch was a highly provocative act that threatens regional security and violates U.N. resolutions.

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned the launch, calling it a "clear violation" of U.N. resolutions. A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he "deplores" the launch.

North Korea is banned from conducting missile and nuclear tests, under the terms of U.N. sanctions imposed after a series of nuclear weapons tests in 2006 and 2009.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/12/15866530-north-korean-satellite-tumbling-out-of-control-us-officials-say?lite

[Bicoastal]

1. Oh, crap! It's batteries are low!

You'd have thought 5,000 AAA's would have done the trick...

[Rex]

2. Wow...how can they always fail like that?

Never, ever do they succeed at anything!

[GermanSmoker]

3. Normally that would be funny

But now I'm afraid. Maybe their toy satellite lands on me.

[murielm99]

6. It might land on someone.

That was my first thought, too.

I hope it lands in the ocean, with minimal damage. But I would bet that they tell their people that the launch was a great success.

[FarCenter]

4. Early US satellites were not stabilized -- Telstar used omindirectional antennas.

[LiberalEsto]

5. Attention. Everyone, please don your colanders

until the "clear" signal is sounded.

[MADem]

7. Duck!!!!!! DUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!! Where's Greywarrior at a time like this????

[ashling]

8. they still haven’t been able to determine exactly what the satellite is supposed to do

uh?

tumble out of control, maybe?

[Kaleva]

10. Then North Korea could claim it was a success!

That it was designed to tumble out of control.

Like the builders of the Titanic saying the ship was "sinkable" and that they had been misquoted by the media before the Titanic went down.

[dembotoz]

9. that thing is gonna crash on my house and i bet my insurance won't cover it

dos commies are out to get us

[bongbong]

11. Dec 21 apocolypse

How did the Mayans know about a North Korean satellite???

[ROBROX]

12. it tumbles because the pay load of ONE person is LOSE

This could mean they have sent one of their own into space and it may have been a prisoner since it was a one way trip.