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Rocket Tamouh-3 Explodes During Launch - Kuwait

A member of the Kuwait Space Rocket Team is seen after the launch failure of a rocket named "Tamouh-3" in Jahra Governorate, Kuwait, December 6, 2025. The Kuwait Space Rocket team said a small rocket it attempted to launch on Saturday morning exploded shortly after ignition in Jahra Governorate, with no injuries reported. The rocket, named "Tamouh-3," was approximately 3.2 meters long with a maximum thrust of around 12,000 newtons. It was equipped with GPS devices designed to record coordinates, speed, altitude, acceleration, and other flight data. According to the team, this was its fourth launch attempt. It said it will investigate the cause of the explosion while continuing its development efforts. Photo by Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - The Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii, Japan's first private-sector launch pad, in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024. The company's attempt to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea fires ballistic missiles

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2024, after North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day, just days after a satellite rocket launch by Pyongyang ended in failure.

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N. Korea fires ballistic missiles

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets the press at the premier's office in Tokyo on May 30, 2024, after North Korea launched ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan earlier in the day, just days after a satellite rocket launch by Pyongyang ended in failure.

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 is ready to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 is ready to blast off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 16, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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JAPAN-KAGOSHIMA PREFECTURE-NEW H3 ROCKET-LAUNCH

(240217) -- KAGOSHIMA, Feb. 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The H3 rocket test flight No.2 blasts off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, Japan, Feb. 17, 2024. Japan launched its flagship H3 rocket on Saturday nearly a year after the maiden launch failure, according to the country's space agency. (Xinhua/Yang Guang)

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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ASDF PAC3 missiles on Okinawa island

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles are pictured on June 10, 2023, on reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa. North Korea vowed to launch a military reconnaissance satellite a day after its first attempt to do so ended in failure on May 31.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Screenshot shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa attending an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA project manager Okada

Screenshot shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Masashi Okada speaking at an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA project manager Okada

Screenshot shows Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency project manager Masashi Okada speaking at an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa speaks during an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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JAXA's president Yamakawa

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency President Hiroshi Yamakawa bows in apology during an online press conference on March 7, 2023, after an H3 rocket launch failure the same day at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch

A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency official speaks to reporters at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 7, 2023, about the self-destruction of Japan's H3 rocket after a launch failure.

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Japan's H3 rocket launch

A Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency official speaks to reporters at Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on March 7, 2023, about the self-destruction of Japan's H3 rocket after a launch failure.

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N. Korea launches ballistic missile

TOKYO, Japan, June 22 Kyodo - Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani meets with reporters at his ministry in Tokyo on June 22, 2016, after North Korea tried to launch what appears to be a Musudan missile, an attempt that appeared to have ended in failure. Nakatani expressed "extreme regret" about the launch, calling it a "grave provocative act" in light of international security.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch.

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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Interceptors withdrawn from Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor launcher is loaded on the Maritime Self-Defense Force transport vessel Kunisaki at a port on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture on April 17, 2012. Japan withdrew PAC-3 missiles deployed on the island to intercept a North Korean rocket, after the failure of Pyongyang's rocket launch. (Kyodo)

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Institute releases photo of M-5 rocket's failed launch

TOKYO, Japan - This is a photo of an M-5 rocket's failed launch Feb. 10, published by the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, which is part of the Education Ministry, on Feb. 21. The photo was taken 1.7 seconds after liftoff at Uchinoura, Kagoshima Prefecture. Small red-colored fragments of graphite are seen above the flames. The institute suspects these fragments are connected with the launch's failure.