A small, solid-fuelled rocket made by Japan's Space One, exploded shortly after its inaugural launch on the tip of the Kii Peninsula, Honshū, Japan 🇯🇵
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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:00am on 13 Mar 2024,Wednesday International
A Japanese solid-fuel rocket, named Kairos and launched by startup Space One, exploded seconds after liftoff from the Kii peninsula in western Japan. The 18-meter rocket aimed to deploy an experimental government satellite into orbit. No immediate cause for the explosion was determined, and there were no reported injuries. The incident dealt a setback to Japan's ambitions in the space industry, where developers strive to meet growing demand for satellite launches. Space One, established in 2018, seeks to offer "space courier services" with plans to launch 20 rockets annually by the late 2020s.
