Japan said it has had to destroy its new medium-lift H3 rocket that it launched toward space on Tuesday. The self destruct command was issued after the vehicle’s second-stage engine failed to ignite after liftoff and it was determined that the mission could not succeed. The 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket lifted off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration…
Japan Aborts H3 Rocket Launch Following Engine Ignition Failure
The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was forced to abort the first-ever launch attempt of its powerful new H3 rocket on Feb. 16 after secondary booster engines failed to ignite—the latest in a series of delays that have plagued the rocket project. The test flight was conducted on Thursday evening at Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center…
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