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    Home - Japan - Japan’s space agency aborts Epsilon S rocket test after fire
    Japan Updated:November 27, 2024

    Japan’s space agency aborts Epsilon S rocket test after fire

    By Olga Winter - EU Newsdesk2 Mins Read
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    Japan’s space agency aborts Epsilon S rocket test after fire

    Japan’s space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tuesday.

    “There was an abnormality during today’s combustion test. We are trying to assess what happened,” JAXA said.

    Footage on national broadcaster NHK showed flames and smoke rising from the site on the southern Japanese island.

    Journalists positioned around one kilometer (0.62 miles) away reported a large explosion shortly after the test began at 8:30 a.m. local time (2330 GMT).

    Nobody reported hurt, investigation announced

    No injuries were reported, and the cause of the incident is under investigation.

    “JAXA will conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the problem and consider countermeasures,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Japanese government’s top spokesperson.

    “The development of flagship rockets is extremely important for the independence of Japan’s space development program.”

    But the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported that JAXA’s plan to launch the Epsilon S — the successor to the Epsilon — by March 2025 was now practically impossible.

    Japan’s space program has faced several setbacks, including failed launch attempts for its next-generation H3 launch system.
    In March, a rocket made by a private Japanese company, Tokyo-based Space One, exploded seconds after launch.

    lo/jsi (AFP, Reuters)

    Japan’s space agency aborts Epsilon S rocket test after fire – DW – 11/26/2024

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