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A rocket touted as Japan’s first from the private sector to go into orbit exploded just after takeoff on Wednesday, 13 March. The Kairos rocket from Tokyo-based start-up Space One blasted off from Wakayama Prefecture but exploded within seconds while mid-air. What appeared to be flames could be seen in some spots and a huge cloud of smoke engulfed the area as debris appeared to fly from the rocket. If successful, the launch would have marked the first time a private company put a rocket into orbit. Space On did not immediately respond to the Associated Press’s request for comment.

An attempt by a Tokyo-based rocket launch service provider to become the first private Japanese company to send a satellite into orbit ended in catastrophe after a previous launch schedule was postponed.

Space One’s solid-fuel Kairos rocket executed an abort command after detecting an issue, leading to a spectacular explosion.

Blazing Glory A Japanese rocket by startup Space One has exploded in spectacular fashion following a launch attempt earlier today. It's yet another major setback for the company, which was hoping to become Japan's first commercial entity to launch a satellite into orbit, the New York Times reports. Drone footage shows the dramatic scene. At […]

A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the startup's bid to put a satellite into...