This is what happens when you use cheap rubber bands they tend to snap in cold weather.
The Korean Committee of Space Technology said in a statement carried by the official Korean Central News Agency on Monday that the rocket would kick off on December 29 due to "technical deficiency" in a rocket engine module.
The statement did not elaborate but said technicians were "pushing forward" with final preparations for the launch.
The North had originally set up a 13-day launch window, starting on Monday.
A South Korean newspaper quoted a government source as saying on Monday that North Koreans were replacing the faulty section of the rocket with the help from Iranian missile experts.
The Chosun Ilbo newspaper cited new satellite images that suggested the faulty component was being replaced to allow the launch to go ahead.
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