Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a satellite-carrying Kairos rocket exploding shortly after liftoff from Japan's first commercial launch site in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024. Space One Co. was aiming to become the first private Japanese firm to place a satellite into orbit.

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