Japan's Space 1 Kairos rocket explodes in 2nd launch failure

Japan's Space One Kairos rocket fails minutes after liftoff
Japan's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's first company to deliver a satellite to space with a privately-developed rocket.
Private Japanese rocket explodes after liftoff in its 2nd launch failure of 2024 (photos)
The Kairos rocket now has two launches under its belt, both of them failures. In March 2024, Space One lost its first Kairos rocket shortly after it left the launch pad when its flight termination system detected a velocity anomaly. No personnel or facilities were harmed in the explosion, but debris was strewn throughout the launch site.
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The Japanese company Space One failed for a second time Wednesday to launch its Kairos rocket when it went out of control about two minutes into the flight. The lift-off had been postponed twice by weather conditions.
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S/ Watanabe Mikiya, NNN Reporter / Carrying the thoughts of many people, Kairos 2 has just been launched.The Kairos 2
Space One's second Kairos rocket launch fails 10 minutes after liftoff
Japan's Space One on Wednesday faced another setback in its quest to become the country's first space company to launch a satellite into space, as the company terminated the flight of its
Japan's Space One Kairos rocket explodes in second launch failure
Japanese space company Space One aborted the second launch attempt of its Kairos No. 2 rocket on Wednesday. The flight was aborted a few minutes after launch, nine months after the first failed attempt.
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