Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes seconds after take-off
Space mission to put satellite into orbit fails
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Space mission to put satellite into orbit fails
Kairos, a small, solid-fuel rocket made by Japan's Space One, exploded just seconds into its inaugural launch on...
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Japan's first private satellite launch failed just seconds after the launch button was pressed, with the Space One rocket barely getting off the ground.
A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit was intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff Wednesday morning in central Japan following a problem that's still under investigation.