Japan Consolidating H-II Heavy Lift Design

Japan has further refined its concept for a heavy lift version of the Mitsubishi H-IIA launcher, fitting it with twinned first-stage LE-7A engines. Called the H-IIB, the vehicle remains under study, but the Japanese space agency JAXA has signed a basic agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI...

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