Japanese H-2 rocket destroyed after first stage engine shuts down
A premature engine shutdown forced Japanese launch controllers to destroy the latest H-2 space launch vehicle just eight minutes after liftoff yesterday, sending a $95 million satellite into the Pacific. It was the second H-2 failure in as many tries in the past two years. The National Space...
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