Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022, shows white smoke underneath the Epsilon-6 rocket shortly after its liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff due to experiencing an issue which made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Photo taken on Oct. 12, 2022, shows white smoke underneath the Epsilon-6 rocket shortly after its liftoff from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff due to experiencing an issue which made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Then Epsilon-6 rocket is launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff as it apparently experienced an issue that made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

The Epsilon-6 rocket is launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff as it apparently experienced an issue that made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

The Epsilon-6 rocket is launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff as it apparently experienced an issue that made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

Failed launch of Epsilon-6 rocket

An Epsilon-6 rocket is launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2022. The rocket was ordered to self-destruct after takeoff as it apparently experienced an issue that made it unable to fly normally, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.