South Korea's first lunar orbiter launched by SpaceX

South Korea's first-ever lunar orbiter was launched Thursday from the United States, live video showed, with a payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space on its year-long mission to observe the Moon. Danuri -- a portmanteau of the Korean words for "Moon" and "enjoy" -- was carried on a Falcon 9 rocket launched by US aerospace company SpaceX and aims to reach the Moon by mid-December. Read More Region & World  Jordan News Read More Khamenei: U.S. Proposal on Nuclear Deal Contradicts Our National Interests Iraqi Prime Minister Reaffirms Support for Lebanon Amid Regional Challenges Return of the U.S. Diplomatic Mission to Syria After 13 Years of Interruption