Japan postpones launch of new rocket Epsilon

Japan postpones launch of new rocket Epsilon

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - People watch the new rocket Epsilon in the town of Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Aug. 27, 2013, after the scheduled time for liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Center. The state-run Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency postponed at the last minute the launch of the new type of solid-fuel rocket carrying the world's first space telescope for observing planets.

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