Space One, a Japanese startup backed by Canon, failed to send its first rocket to space, a major setback in efforts to join a booming market for commercial launches.
The lightweight Kairos rocket exploded in flames just seconds after taking off around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning local time from Space Port Kii, about 420 kilometres southwest of Tokyo.
“While it is unfortunate, we’re glad the self-destruct device operated quickly, and nobody was injured,” Wakayama Governor Shuhei Kishimoto told reporters. The launch was scheduled for March 9 but operators were forced to delay it after a vessel was found offshore in what was supposed to be an evacuated area.is supported by investors including Canon Electronics, IHI Aerospace Engineering, real estate contractor Shimizu and the Development Bank of Japan.
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