Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

Japan's new rocket Epsilon launched successfully

KIMOTSUKI, Japan - Spectators look on as Japan's new solid-fuel rocket Epsilon ascends in the sky after lifting off from the launch pad at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan, at 2 p.m. on Sept. 14, 2013. According to the JAXA space agency, the Epsilon, Japan's first new rocket in 12 years, later released a space telescope into orbit as planned.

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