Japan Space One Rocket Explodes After Launch
Viewers watch as smoke rises from behind a hill after a rocket by Tokyo-based startup Space One exploded upon takeoff, at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Japan, on March 13, 2024.
Credit: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty
BANGKOK—Japan’s ambitions to have a private company launch a rocket into orbit has met with a setback after the Space One Kairos rocket exploded seconds after liftoff on the morning of March 13. In a live telecast, the 18-m (59-ft.) rocket lifted off from the Spaceport Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama...
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