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Japanese Rocket Epsilon S’ Engine Explodes for the Second Time During Testing
Japan's space programme faces setbacks as the Epsilon S rocket engine explodes during testing for the second time in just 16 months. The engine, a key part of the upcoming Epsilon S rocket, failed during a test at JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center, raising concerns about meeting the March 2025 debut launch timeline. JAXA has announced an investigatio...
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Japan Launches "World's Biggest Transport Space Ship" For Space Station
Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station, the operator said, after a fire early this month delayed the mission.
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Japan Launches Much-Needed Supplies To Space Station
Japanese capsule blasted off with much-needed supplies for the International Space Station on Friday, a week after a Russian shipment was destroyed shortly after liftoff.
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Japan Asteroid Probe Conducts 'Earth Swing-By' in Space Quest
A Japanese space probe launched last year passed by Earth today to harness the planet's gravitational pull to propel it toward a far away asteroid in its quest to study the origin of the solar system, authorities said.
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Japan Readies Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe for Lift-Off
Hayabusa2 is set to blast off aboard Japan's main H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Sunday.
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Japanese Rocket Epsilon S’ Engine Explodes for the Second Time During Testing
Japan's space programme faces setbacks as the Epsilon S rocket engine explodes during testing for the second time in just 16 months. The engine, a key part of the upcoming Epsilon S rocket, failed during a test at JAXA's Tanegashima Space Center, raising concerns about meeting the March 2025 debut launch timeline. JAXA has announced an investigatio...
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Japan Launches "World's Biggest Transport Space Ship" For Space Station
Japan on Wednesday launched an unmanned spacecraft towards the International Space Station, the operator said, after a fire early this month delayed the mission.
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Japan Launches Much-Needed Supplies To Space Station
Japanese capsule blasted off with much-needed supplies for the International Space Station on Friday, a week after a Russian shipment was destroyed shortly after liftoff.
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Japan Asteroid Probe Conducts 'Earth Swing-By' in Space Quest
A Japanese space probe launched last year passed by Earth today to harness the planet's gravitational pull to propel it toward a far away asteroid in its quest to study the origin of the solar system, authorities said.
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Japan Readies Hayabusa2 Asteroid Probe for Lift-Off
Hayabusa2 is set to blast off aboard Japan's main H-IIA rocket from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan on Sunday.
