Sparks flew from the craft as it prepared to take off, but within seconds they spluttered to a halt. Read more at straitstimes.com.
TOKYO – Japan’s much-vaunted launch of its flagship rocket was a fizzer – a disappointing result as competition with Mr Elon Musk’s SpaceX intensifies and Japan looks to expand its defence prowess amid growing geopolitical tensions.
“It’s expected that it will take longer to examine the situation,” Jaxa, or the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, said during a live broadcast after the launch was aborted. The H3 was supposed to make its inaugural launch on Friday morning from the Tanegashima Space Centre, in south-western Japan, using an explosive 267 tonnes of vertical force to escape the grip of Earth’s gravitational pull and deliver a satellite known as Daichi-3 into orbit.
The satellite mounted on the rocket is equipped with a multitude of instruments, one of which is a sensor designed to detect missile launches that’s being tested in space for the first time by the Japanese defence ministry.As nations race to claim their slice of a growing aerospace market, Jaxa said it aims to launch six satellites into space a year for the next 20 years.
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