JAXA's Reusable RV-X Rocket Prototype Completes First Flight

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Credit: JAXA
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully completed the first flight test of its reusable RV-X prototype rocket. The test was conducted at JAXA's Noshiro Rocket Testing Center on the morning of July 11. It follows an aborted attempt in March. Takashi Ito, a program manager at...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for Aviation Week's Air Transport World magazine and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for Aviation Week.

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