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.

The national space program is also experiencing headwinds, with the development of its small-scale Epsilon rocket facing significant delays. Despite a global surging demand for launch services ...

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 ...

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 ...

The launch, originally scheduled for February 2025, has been delayed with no confirmed new date due to the failed test launch of Japan's Epsilon-S rocket on Nov. 26, 2024. "Japan is considering ...