TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Japan’s space agency halted an engine combustion test of its flagship Epsilon S rocket here Nov. 26 after an apparent explosion. Live footage from the Japan ...

This is the first failed launch of an Epsilon rocket. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m., JAXA said.

Japan's space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tuesday. "There was an abnormality during today's ...

Worldcategory· November 26, 2024 Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after explosion Japan's space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday after it ...