The rocket is expected to take off at 9:53:59 a.m. local time from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. It will be carrying metal structures instead of a satellite. JAXA says it has corrected the payload support structure which caused its launch in December to fail.

TOKYO: Japan's space agency successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket on Friday (Jun 12), months after a previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure.The H3 was developed to boost the international competitiveness of the country's rocket industry,

The solid-fuel Epsilon rocket has been in service since 2013, and has been successfully launched five times – Copyright JIJI Press/AFP STR Japan’s space agency ...

The Chinese space community suffered a rare setback on Saturday as a result of two failed rocket launches, developments observers said underscore the high risks associated with spaceflight. At 12:55 am,

Dozens of rockets took flight Friday in Hazel Green as part of NASA's 2026 Student Launch competition. Thirty-two teams participated in the event, including the University of Alabama in Huntsville's team, Charger Rocket Works, which flew a rocket carrying ...

Japan’s next-generation rocket failed after liftoff – Copyright AFP Alain JOCARD Japan’s second attempt to launch its next-generation H3 rocket failed after ...

Is it bossed up to attend the launch of a spaceship that never takes off? Nicki Minaj took time out of her busy schedule of yelling on X and praising the Trumps to attend the launch of a SpaceX rocket that never took off. Elon Musk’s SpaceX attempted to ...