Tag: AERO1
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Japan’s new rocket fails after an engine problem, a blow to space ambitions
Destruction signal sent to missile 14 minutes into flight Japan’s space agency is still hoping for a competing rocket Rocket to eventually supply the planned US space station on the moon TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) – Japan’s new medium-lift rocket failed on its debut flight into space on Tuesday after the launcher’s second stage engine […]
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Japan destroys new rocket in space after second stage engine failure
TOKYO, March 7 (Reuters) – Japan said it had destroyed a new medium-lift rocket launched into space on Tuesday after the vehicle’s second stage engine failed to ignite, in a blow to its efforts to open access to expand into space and remain competitive in a launch market rocked by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. The 57-meter […]
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Japan halts launch of H3 flagship missile just before liftoff
TOKYO, Feb. 17 (Reuters) – Japan on Friday halted the launch of its first new medium-lift rocket in three decades just before the H3 vehicle was due to take off after secondary booster motors tethered to the side failed to fire. During the live-streamed event, the H3’s main engine failed after the launch countdown reached […]