The third launch of a small launch vehicle developed by a Japanese company failed shortly after liftoff March 4, raising ...

South Korean startup Innospace says its inaugural launch failed in December when exhaust leaked from a combustion chamber and caused the rocket to break up.

Japan’s private rocket company Space One watched its Kairos vehicle fail for the third consecutive time on March 5, 2026, ...

Japan's Space One said its Kairos small rocket self-destructed 69 seconds after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country's first entirely commercial satellite launch for the third attempt ...

A Japanese startup aborted the flight of its rocket Thursday just over a minute after launch from a space complex in wester ...

Kairos failed on Wednesday (March 4), as it did on its first two launches. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...

The Tokyo-based startup had already put off the launches scheduled for Feb. 25 and Sunday due to weather conditions.

A Japanese startup's third attempt to put a satellite in orbit failed on Thursday after its rocket spiraled back to Earth shortly after takeoff.

A startup's third attempt to put a satellite in orbit failed after its rocket spiralled back to Earth shortly after take-off.

Japanese startup Space One aborted the launch of its Kairos rocket shortly after liftoff, ending its attempt to become the country’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit. View on eurone ...