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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

President Masakazu Toyoda of Space One Co. grimaces during a press conference in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026, after the Japanese startup aborted the flight of its Kairos No. 3 rocket. The company was hoping to be the first Japanese private entity to put a satellite into orbit.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

President Masakazu Toyoda of Space One Co. speaks at a press conference in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026, after the Japanese startup aborted the flight of its Kairos No. 3 rocket following previous two failed attempts. The company was hoping to be the first Japanese private entity to put a satellite into orbit.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

The Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soars after its liftoff from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Japanese startup Space One's 3rd rocket flight aborted

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 3 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 5, 2026. The company's bid to become the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following two previous failed attempts.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Feb. 15 Kyodo - Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success. (Kyodo)

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youth participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 14, 2026, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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[Breaking News]Fire festival in Wakayama

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

Local high school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a fire on a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Fire festival in Wakayama

A 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean is burned as a fire festival is held in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 17, 2026.

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Japan: Tsunami Observed in Coastal Areas After M8.8 Russia Quake 3

On July 30, following an earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami waves reached coastal areas along Japan’s Pacific shoreline. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued tsunami warnings for wide areas along the coast.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people who evacuated to the rooftop of a building in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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Tsunami warning issued in Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows people who evacuated to the rooftop of a building in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2025, after the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for the country's Pacific coast following a powerful earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula.

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[Breaking News]Boat-racing festival for good haul

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Feb. 9 Kyodo - Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success. (Kyodo)

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Boat-racing festival for good haul

Youths participate in a boat-racing event in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Feb. 8, 2025, as part of Minato shrine's annual festival to pray for a good haul and business success.

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Jan. 19 Kyodo - High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Fire festival at cape facing Pacific Ocean

High school archery club members shoot flaming arrows to ignite a 100,000 square-meter turf-covered field during a fire festival on a cape facing the Pacific Ocean in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 18, 2025.

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day.

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day.

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time 4

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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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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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time 3

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Japan: Space One Fails To Launch ‘Kairos’ Rocket For 2nd Time

Tokyo-based startup Space One lifted off its solid-fuel rocket 'Kairos No. 2' from Space Port Kii in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday, December 18, but announced that the second launch attempt failed mid-flight.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country'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 Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. lifting off from Space Port Kii, the country'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 Japan to put a satellite into orbit failed, however, following its unsuccessful bid in March.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

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.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring 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.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

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.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

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.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Kairos No. 2 rocket of Japanese startup Space One Co. soaring 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.

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Space One rocket lifts off from private-sector launch pad

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.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 14 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

People wait for the launch of the solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 14, 2024. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said later in the day that it had postponed the launch due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.

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Japan startup Space One postpones rocket launch

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 14, 2024, shows the 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket at the commercial spaceport in Kushimoto in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan. Space One Co., which aims to become the first Japanese firm to put a satellite into orbit, said the same day it had postponed the launch of the rocket due to strong winds.