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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mari Yamaguchi

Japanese space startup aborts 2nd satellite launch attempt minutes after liftoff

Japan Rocket - (Kyodo News)

A Japanese space startup said its second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit had been aborted minutes after liftoff Wednesday, nine months after the company's first launch attempt ended in an explosion.

Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from a site in the mountainous prefecture of Wakayama in central Japan.

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