South Korea has successfully launched its first satellites into orbit, stepping up the country's ambitions in space. It was the second launch of the homegrown Korean Satellite Launch Vehicle II ...

It's not just the U.S. and China; there are other equally strategic space races going on in Asia as well. South Korea is on its way to become a major player in space.

South Korea (the Republic of Korea, or ROK) has successfully established its place in the international shipbuilding, electronics, and automobile industries. Yet despite major investments in space ...