Signaling that it intends to pursue space exploration and the launch of more satellites, the DPRK’s parliament on Monday voted to establish a State Space Development Bureau.

The Supreme People’s Assembly on Monday also voted into effect a law on space development, reported KCNA without detailing the law.

The news was reported by KCNA but there were few details on the bureau or who would head it. The Korean Committee of Space Technology had previously been the top body on space development and whether it will continue was also not clear.

The decision of the SPA was reported in brief form by the state-run news More >