The first launch of Japan's newest rocket, the next-generation Epsilon booster, hit a major last-minute snag Tuesday (Aug. 27), forcing the country's space agency to abort the spaceflight 19 seconds ...

The rocket was ordered to self-destruct 10 minutes into the mission, resulting in the loss of all eight satellites on board. Reading time 2 minutes A Japanese rocket had to be intentionally destroyed ...

“Nessie Junior,” the first development project from recently formed sales agency Epsilon Film, is set to make waves as an animated movie project highlight at the AFM with pre-sales kicking off in ...

IHI Aerospace will offer the Epsilon S launch vehicle for commercial launches starting in 2023. Credit: JAXA WASHINGTON — Japanese company IHI Aerospace plans to market a version of the little-used ...

Japan's space agency said a rocket carrying eight satellites failed just after liftoff Wednesday and had to be aborted by a self-destruction command. It was the country's first failed rocket launch in ...

With the successful debut of its Epsilon rocket last week, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is advancing incremental improvements to the new solid-fueled launcher with commercial ...

BEIJING — A Japanese program to develop a cheaper solid-propellant space launcher has achieved successful first launch, with the Epsilon rocket putting a planetary observation satellite into orbit.

Researchers in Japan hope to make rocket launches a smoother, less expensive process by equipping the next generation of launch vehicles with artificial intelligence (AI). In this instance, AI equates ...

A problem occurred during launch, and a signal was sent to destroy the rocket. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Japan's first ...