A Japanese space rocket launch failed minutes following lift-off. Space One ended the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, December 18. It marks the second attempt ...

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Tokyo-based startup Space One Co.'s second attempt to launch a rocket to propel it into the space-delivery service business failed shortly after the Kairos 2 lifted off around 11 a.m. on Dec.

A space rocket ... launch pad in Japan's rural western Wakayama region, expressed their disappointment to television cameras. "I'm so shocked," one woman said after the firm announced the failure.

JAXA's larger liquid-propellant rocket H3 also failed at its inaugural launch in March 2023 but has succeeded in three flights this year, winning orders from clients such as French satellite giant ...

China’s final space launch attempt of the year failed to reach its designated orbit ... The Kinetica-1 Y6 rocket, developed by leading Chinese commercial rocket firm CAS Space, lifted off ...

The rocket self-destructed, marking the company's second failure in nine months, following an explosion during its first launch attempt. Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket launched from a coastal ...

The launch failure marks another setback for Japan’s private space industry after a series of explosive rocket attempts earlier this year. Japan’s Space One launched its Kairos rocket on ...