Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test – video

A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday, the latest in a series of failures that have deflated Tokyo ’s space ambitions. The explosion took place about a minute into the test of the second-stage engine at a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency testing site in Noshiro city, in Akita prefecture, officials said. Footage showed flames shooting out the side of the test facility, before the small buildin g was engulfed in flames and the roof blew off. No injuries were reportedJapan – latest newsContinue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 14, 2023 Category: Science Tags: Japan World news Space Science Source Type: news