The magazine carried a photo of General Secretary Kim Jong Il giving on-the-spot guidance to the Rakwon Machine Complex.

In articles titled "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il reelected chairman of the DPRK National Defence Commission" and "The great leader Comrade Kim Jong Il visited the General Satellite Control and Command Centre on April 5 to watch the process of launching experimental communications satellite Kwangmyongsong-2" the magazine stressed that Kim Jong Il's reelection as NDC chairman is high honor and happiness of the army and people of the DPRK and a great auspicious event of the country and the nation.

The articles said that the successful launch of the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 would instill inexhaustible strength and courage into the army and people of the DPRK who have turned out in the final charge for building a great prosperous and powerful nation.

The magazine introduced accounts of events held by the association to commemorate the 97th birth anniversary of President Kim Il Sung and celebrate the reelection of Kim Jong Il as NDC chairman and dealt with news of the homeland and the branches under the association.