NHK has learned that Japan plans to launch the country's flagship H2A rocket for the 50th and last time early in the morning on June 24, local time. The H2A will be completely replaced by the H3 ...

A Japanese space startup is buying US-made rocket engines for use with its small, reusable launch vehicles in a bid to bridge the gap between the country’s large-scale satellite production and ...

Is there a new pope? We’re always told that rocket science is the hardest form of science out there and a raft of explosions on the launch pad in recent months makes me inclined to agree.