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Failure to launch: Japan’s Space One aborts Kairos flight after lift-off

Japan’s ⁠Space ⁠One said ⁠its Kairos rocket terminated its flight after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country’s first entirely commercial satellite launch on its third attempt in a row. Kairos “terminated the flight after judging that the achievement of its mission would be difficult”, the company said in a statement. “We are currently investigating the details.” Space One’s Kairos No 3, a 23-tonne solid-fuel rocket, lifted off in the morning from the privately run Space Port K...

5 Mar, 03:01 — 5 Mar, 06:17
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