Construction efforts at a site believed to be directly connected to North Korea’s General Satellite Control Center in Pyongyang are developing in major ways, ground-level photos recently obtained by NK Pro shows.

Amid an impasse in U.S.-DPRK talks, the construction raises questions about how North Korea views the future of its space exploration program, a national priority which led to the rapid disintegration of the “Leap Day” deal after Pyongyang attempted a satellite launch in April 2012.

One of four buildings being raised in the construction area – first reported by NK Pro in