Wreckage of 1st-stage main engines of H-2 rocket salvaged

Wreckage of 1st-stage main engines of H-2 rocket salvaged

TOKYO, Japan - The wreckage of the first-stage main engine of the H-2 rocket that crashed into the Pacific shortly after launch in November, is salvaged from the seabed off Ogasawara Islands on Jan. 23. The photo is through the courtesy of the National Development Agency of Japan (NASDA).

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