SEOUL (AFP) - New satellite images suggest North Korea tested a long-range rocket engine last month, a US research institute said Monday.
While the exact engine type could not be identified, possibilities included the second stage of the Unha-3 Space Launch Vehicle or the second or third stage engine of a much larger rocket under development, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University posted on its 38 North website.
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