Worldwide outrage at North Korea rocket test
North Koreans danced in the streets of the capital Pyongyang to celebrate the rocket launch.
Pride over the scientific advancement outweighed the fear of greater international isolation and punishment. North Korea, though struggling to feed its people, is now one of the few countries to have successfully launched a working satellite into space from its own soil.
At one hotel bar yesterdayday, North Koreans watched raptly, cheering and applauding at the close of the brief broadcast. As vans mounted with loudspeakers drove around the capital announcing the news, North Koreans bundled up in parkas ran outside to celebrate.