North Korea will stop at nothing in order to stamp their mark in outer space, but their latest rocket launch drew criticism after it was thought to be a program that will eventually lead to a long-range missile launch. According to Reuters, the US strategic command made the discovery of North Korea's rocket launch. This was confirmed by South Korea, saying that the rocket, also named Kwangmyongsong-4, left an object in space.

David Wright, senior scientist at the Global Security Program of the Union of Concerned Scientists, said, "If it can communicate with the Kwangmyongsong-4, North Korea will learn about operating a satellite in space. Even if not, it gained experience in launching and learned more about the reliability of its rocket systems."

The UN Security Council has also stepped in on the issue by way of an emergency meeting held on Sunday, promising sanction to North Korea over the U.N. Resolution violation. A state news agency in North Korea released an image believed to be the rocket that was recently launched by North Korea.

The country believes the launch was a success, saying it currently runs a "polar orbit of earth every 94 minutes." According to the ABC News, a US official revealed that the missile was launched from western North Korea at 7:29 PM ET, with the Japanese government confirming a traveled distance of 2,000 kilometers south.

The rocket launch is said to be North Korea's continuous violation of the UN Security Council's warnings on their apparent missile tests. National Security Adviser Susan Rice said, "We condemn today's launch and North Korea's determination to prioritize its missile and nuclear weapons programs over the wellbeing of its people whose struggles only intensify with North Korea's diversion of scarce resources to such destabilizing activities."

Secretary of State John Kerry vowed to work closely with their allies, as well as the UN Security Council, in order to make sure that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will be held liable for its actions.

U.S. officials, however, said that North Korea's missile launch did not post any threat to the United States or any of the country's allies. They also confirmed the missile has already entered space, stationing new worries that it could be an actual ballistic technology test in the making.

In the Reuters report, North Korea's rocket launch is a reminder of their previous violation of launching an atomic test, something that the U.S. and China are still talking about in terms of sanctions.