Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket launched from a coastal site in Wakayama Prefecture, a mountainous region in central Japan.

Dec. 18 (UPI) --The Japanese company Space One failed for a second time Wednesday to launch its Kairos rocket when it went out of control about two minutes into the flight.The rocket's first-stage ...

Space One was aiming to be the first private Japanese company to put a satellite into orbit with the Kairos 2 rocket, but it was not to be.After taking off around 11 a.m. local time today from ...

The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center in southwestern Japan, carrying the GOSAT-GW satellite as part ...

Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it ...

Item 1 of 2 Japan's Space One's small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket lifts off at Space One's launching pad on the tip of Kii peninsula in Kushimoto town, Wakayama prefecture, ...

Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket, carrying satellites, is launched from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto town, western Japan Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024.

Japanese space company Space One aborted the second launch attempt of its Kairos No. 2 rocket on Wednesday. The flight was aborted a few minutes after launch, nine months after the first failed ...