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The postponed liftoff of an H2A rocket carrying the Japanese space agency's lunar lander has been set for Thursday, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. says.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. says the lift-off of a H2A rocket carrying the Japanese space agency's lunar lander was postponed due to strong winds over the launch point.

A Japanese Epsilon S small rocket engine explodes during a test, in the latest setback for the country's space agency.

Japan will delay an H2A rocket launch scheduled for May to August or later, the country's space agency says, due to it sharing parts with its successor rocket that was forced to self-destruct shortly after takeoff in March.