Japan destroyed a new medium-lift rocket it launched into space on Tuesday (March 7) after the vehicle's second-stage engine failed to ignite, in a blow to its efforts to expand access to space and remain competitive in a launch market roiled by Elon Musk's SpaceX.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) 57-metre (187 ft) tall H3 rocket lifted off from Tanegashima space port, following an aborted launch last month.
The H3 was carrying the ALOS-3, a disaster management land observation satellite that is also equipped with an experimental infrared sensor designed to detect North Korean ballistic missile launches.
Powered by a new simpler, lower-cost engine that includes 3D-printed parts, the H3 is designed to lift government and commercial satellites into Earth orbit, as well as ferry supplies to the International Space Station.
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6 мар 2023