JAXA's solid fuel rocket Epsilon stands on a launching pad at Jaxa's Uchinoura Space Center on August 27, 2013. JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images Japan’s space agency, JAXA, had to abort an engine ...

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An Epsilon-6 rocket takes off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center (USC) in Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, October 12, 2022. STR/JIJI Press/AFP/Getty ...

Reuters. A fire that broke out during an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket under development is seen at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan ...

The Epsilon-6 rocket carrying eight satellites was not in the right position to orbit the Earth and was destroyed just seven minutes after takeoff in Japan. Primary Menu Sections.

The space agency’s previous five Epsilon rocket launches had all been successful following the launch vehicle’s debut in 2013. More: First Launch of Much-Needed Ariane 6 Rocket Slips to Late 2023.

A test of Japan’s Epsilon S rocket was halted after a bang and fire seconds into an engine combustion test on November 26 sent plumes of smoke over the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane.

Smoke and fire is seen during a combustion test of an engine for a new small Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Nov. 26, 2024.

The failed test of JAXA’s Epsilon S rocket, codeveloped with Japanese heavy-industry manufacturer IHI, follows a similar issue in 2023 that led to months of reviews and delays.