Japan space rocket explodes after launch

By Agence France-Presse

Mar 14, 2024 12:09 am

TOKYO: A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the startup's bid to put a satellite into orbit.

Tokyo-based Space One's 18-meter (60-foot) Kairos rocket blasted off in the coastal Wakayama region of western Japan, carrying a small government test satellite.

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