Japanese startup Space One lost another rocket today (Dec. 18) when its Kairos 2 launch vehicle failed shortly after liftoff. Space One was aiming to be the first private Japanese company to put a ...

The Kairos 2 ... as the next-generation mainstay launch vehicle, is gradually getting on track, achieving this target will be a tough challenge. Japan’s space ambitions also face stiff ...

nine months after the company's first launch attempt ended in an explosion. Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a site in the mountainous prefecture of Wakayama in central Japan.

Onlookers watch Space One’s Kairos No 2 rocket launch in Wakayama, Japan (Kyodo News/AP) “We are very sorry that we could not achieve as far as a final stage of the mission,” Space One ...

Last month, Space One's solid-fuel Kairos rocket blasted off from a private launchpad in western Japan but was later seen spiralling downwards in the distance. That was the second launch attempt ...

Tokyo-based startup Space One Co.'s second attempt to launch ... Japanese company has successfully sent a satellite into space via rocket. Space One's first attempt in March with its inaugural ...

TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese space startup said ... nine months after the company’s first launch attempt ended in an explosion. Space One’s Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a coastal site ...