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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Lydia Chantler-Hicks

Japan forced to destroy flagship H3 space rocket minutes after launch

Japan‘s space agency was forced to destroy a new H3 rocket moments after it launched on Tuesday, after the ignition for its second stage failed.

The H3 rocket - carrying a satellite and experimental sensor designed to monitor military activity - blasted off from the Tanegashima Space Centre in southern Japan, soaring into the sky as fans and local residents cheered.

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