Feb 17 (NHK) - Experts are trying to figure out why Japan's new H3 flagship rocket was not able to lift off from a site in southwestern Japan as scheduled.
The rocket was set to launch from the Tanegashima Space Center on Friday morning.
The heavily anticipated launch from Kagoshima Prefecture had been set for 10:37am.
Video images showed the main engine igniting and a large plume of smoke, but the rocket did not lift off.
Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency says it is trying to figure out what happened.
JAXA spokesperson Kishi Akitaka said that the main engine ignited, but the solid boosters did not. He said that experts are examining the details. ...continue reading
Source: ANNnewsCH