North Korea launches intercontinental ballistic missile to space, reaches record altitude North Korea test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday (July 12), shortly after complaining about purported spying activity by the United States. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DHiuBjTGEfwCn6TxoMaDaG.jpg https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/north-korea-launches-intercontinental-ballistic-missile-to-space-reaches-record-altitude