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Japanese Space Startup’s Rocket Launch Fails Minutes After Lift-Off

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Japanese Space Startup’s Rocket Launch Fails Minutes After Lift-Off

A Japanese space startup’s attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit was aborted minutes after liftoff on Wednesday. This was Tokyo-based Space One’s second attempt to launch the Kairos small rocket, nine months after the company’s first try ended in an explosion. The Kairos No 2 rocket lifted off from a site in…

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after take-off

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Japan’s first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after take-off

Space One’s Kairos rocket is launched before it explodes after liftoff from a launch pad in Kushimoto, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on March 13,…

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