Japanese space startup Kairos aborts 2nd satellite launch minutes after liftoff

December 18, 2024 admin

Japan’s Space One’s small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket aims to be Japan’s first company to put a satellite into orbit, hoping to boost Japan’s lagging space industry with a small rocket for an affordable space transport business. | Photo Credit: Reuters A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into…

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Japan’s Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff

December 18, 2024 admin

Japan’s Space One said it terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on Wednesday (December 18, 2024), aborting its second bid to become the country’s first company to deliver a satellite to the Earth’s orbit. The rocket ended the flight “after judging that the achievement of its mission would be difficult”, Space…

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