Japan's New Space Rocket Engine Explodes Again

Development of flagship rockets such as Epsilon S is extremely important from the perspective of ensuring autonomy of Japan's space development,

Hayashi said

There was an abnormality during today's combustion test. We are trying to assess what happened,

JAXA said

Yoshimasa Hayashichief Cabinet Secretary

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

Through these efforts, we intend to make a full-scale entry into the launch market,

JAXA said in an online post last year