Launch fails of privately developed Japanese rocket

Launch fails of privately developed Japanese rocket

A rocket lifts off from a test site in Taiki in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on July 30, 2017. The launch failed of what would have been the first Japanese rocket entirely developed by private industry to reach outer space. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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