JAXA Begins Pad Tests For H-IIB

JAXA has begun a series of pad tests for its H-IIB launcher at the Tanegashima Space Launch Complex with a 10-second captive firing of the Mitsubishi twin-motor first stage. With Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as its partner, JAXA is developing the H-IIB to lift the H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) to the...

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