South Korea launched a rocket Wednesday on a mission to put a satellite in orbit. Amid a billowing plume of smoke, the Naro-1 rocket blasted off from a launch site perched on the country's southern coast. South Korean television footage showed it ascending into the clear blue sky. South Korean officials and technicians watched the launch intently, waiting to see if it would succeed in delivering its payload into orbit, according to a report of CNN. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute said that the launch appeared to have been successful, but that its staff were meeting to confirm that this was the case. The institute said it would hold a news conference following the meeting.
