H-IIB Launch Canceled After Fire At Japan Pad

TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER, Japan—A fire broke out during final preparations for launch of a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIB rocket carrying a cargo ship to the International Space Station for JAXA. The rocket was fully fueled with a combined 214 tons (194.4 metric tons) of liquid oxygen and...
Irene Klotz

Irene Klotz is Senior Space Editor for Aviation Week, based in Cape Canaveral. Before joining Aviation Week in 2017, Irene spent 25 years as a wire service reporter covering human and robotic spaceflight, commercial space, astronomy, science and technology for Reuters and United Press International.

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