TOKYO: A Japanese rocket engine exploded during a test on Friday, an official said, in the latest blow to the country's space agency.
The Epsilon S — an improved version of the Epsilon rocket that failed to launch in October — blew up "roughly 50 seconds after ignition," science and technology ministry official Naoya Takegami told Agence France-Presse.
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