Japan's space agency was forced to destroy its flagship H3 rocket minutes after blastoff due to an ignition failure, in a blow to the country's space endeavors.
an Advanced Land Observation Satellite, known as the ALOS-3 system, JAXA said. This would have allowed it to engage in observation, mapping, data collection for disaster response and monitor nearby military activity, including North Korean missile launches.
“It will take some time to figure out the cause of this failure or take any measures, and in terms of cost, the burden will also increase,” Yamakawa said. “But ultimately … we are still aiming to field an internationally competitive rocket.” Japan’s Science and Technology Minister Keiko Nagaoka called it a “very regrettable” failure, ReutersElsewhere, the European Space Agency director general, Josef Aschbacher,
his support and said he was “so sorry” to learn of the failed flight. His agency, “stands by Japan, a steadfast partner of ours, and wishes a swift return to launchpad,” he added.
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