Japan launches rocket carrying lunar lander, X-ray telescope to explore origins of universe

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 07, 2023 12:33 pm

TOKYO: Japan launched a rocket Thursday carrying an X-ray telescope that will explore the origins of the universe as well as a small lunar lander.

The launch of the HII-A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan was shown on live video by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, known as JAXA.

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