The engine for a flagship new small Japanese rocket has burst into flames during a combustion test, but there was no injury ...

Now, a Japanese rocket engine test has ended in disaster after the engines of a new smaller spacecraft exploded during a combustion test in southwest Japan. Engineers at Japan’s Tanegashima ...

An explosion occurs during an engine combustion test on a small Epsilon S rocket at JAXA's Noshiro Rocket Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, shortly after 9 a.m. on July 14. (Provided by ...

"We can learn from failure. We will take advantage of this opportunity to develop a more reliable rocket." A test of an engine for Japan's upcoming Epsilon rocket ended in an explosion on Tuesday ...

TOKYO – Japan’s space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Nov 26 following a fire at the test site, a failure that could push the rocket’s debut launch beyond the March ...

Smoke billows during a combustion test of an engine for new small Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024. (Kyodo News v ...

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Japan's space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday after it exploded and caught fire, a repeated failure that will likely push the rocket's ...