Sentence examples for the test launch from inspiring English sources

At the time, North Korea claimed that the test launch was a multistage rocket designed to put a satellite into orbit.

There is speculation that the test launch could involve a new type of missile that separates into several sub-missiles at high altitude.

A second test launch was carried out in December, much earlier than expected - the test launch season is usually spring to summer - suggesting that Pyongyang was in a hurry to catch up on a planned schedule.

"The test launch came six days after India, the country's regional archrival, test-fired an Agni 5, a long-range ballistic missile that is also capable of carrying a nuclear warhead," Mr. Masood writes.

The commercial space company headed by Elon Musk confirmed over the weekend that the test launch will also include an attempt to recover the three booster cores used by the rocket to propel it to orbit (via Space.com).com

That's great news, because the test launch was already postponed from late last year, and then it looked like it might be even more delayed owing to the government shutdown, which affected SpaceX's ability to launch from Cape Canaveral.

The window for the test launches opens on May 21, starting at 2 PM PT.

In the days preceding the test launches, the North Korean military had fired a series of short-range missiles over several days.

1 57 p.m.: This post has been updated with additional comment from Daniels, and background on the reason for the test launches.

In other NASA TV programming this week, the test launching 0f the Antares rocket, developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation of Dulles, Va., is scheduled for Wednesday.

On July 4th, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un personally led the test-launch of the country's first intercontinental ballistic missile.