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)

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)

Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024, after its satellite-carrying Kairos rocket exploded shortly after liftoff from Japan's first commercial launch site in Kushimoto in the prefecture.(Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Space One rocket explodes after liftoff

NACHIKATSUURA, Japan, March 13 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on March 13, 2024, after its satellite-carrying Kairos rocket exploded shortly after liftoff from Japan's first commercial launch site in Kushimoto in the prefecture.(Kyodo)