Japan was forced to blow up its new ... Tuesday's launch came after an aborted launch in February, when the rocket failed to get off the launch pad due to faulty rocket boosters.

Japan has successfully launched a defense satellite designed for speedier communication and military operations on a new ...

Last November, JAXA lost contact with its OMOTENASHI spacecraft and aborted ... rocket launches have alsofailed this year, the latest in July when engine failure caused an explosion. Japan's ...

Japanese company Space One's ... Space One said in a statement that following the launch of the first Kairos rocket, they took "a measure to abort the flight." The company further added that ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency forced the rocket to self-destruct shortly ... which had insisted that the first launch on Feb. 17 was “aborted,” not “failed,” decided to set ...

TOBISHIMA, Aichi Prefecture--Japan’s space agency and its prime contractor said Thursday they hope to be able to forge a profitable launch business with their new H3 rocket after its first ...

Space One’s ‘Kairos’ rocket burst into flames shortly after lift-off in western Japan on Wednesday. The explosion left a large plume of smoke in the air and sent fiery debris flying near the ...

TOKYO, March 13. /TASS/. The launch of the first commercial Japanese rocket, carried out by Space One, was a failure. The rocket exploded several seconds after the launch. The rocket fragments ...