Second H-IIA Flight Uses New Boosters

The second prototype launch of Japan's H-IIA rocket will include a new combination of six solid-rocket motors firing in sequence. The launch had been set for Jan. 31, but was delayed slightly due to the need to change out a helium gas regulator and fuel discharge valve on the first-stage Mitsubishi...

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