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Japan's new rocket fails after engine issue, in blow to space ambitions
Mission officials manually destroy the vehicle 14 minutes into the flight.
Tue Mar 07 2023
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Japan's H3 flagship rocket fails to lift off after booster engine glitch
The apparent failure was caused by two secondary booster engines strapped to the side of the space vehicle that didn't ignite.
Fri Feb 17 2023