Satellite-bearing rocket crashes after takeoff

Satellite-bearing rocket crashes after takeoff

TANEGASHIMA, Japan - Photo shows a rocket carrying a multipurpose satellite owned by the Japanese government as it takes off on Nov. 15 from the National Space Development Agency's Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket, however, crashed some 4 minutes after the 4:29 p.m. launch due to main engine trouble.

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