Japan’s JAXA suffered setback after failed rocket attempt
In recent news, Japan's space agency, JAXA, has suffered a significant setback in its space exploration program after the agency's rocket launch attempt failed to reach orbit. The launch, which was carried out on March 6th 2023, was intended to deliver a Japanese military satellite into orbit, but the mission was unsuccessful.
The rocket, named Epsilon-3, was launched from the Uchinoura Space Center in southern Japan. The rocket lifted off as planned, but shortly after separation from its booster, something went wrong. According to JAXA officials, the rocket's telemetry data indicated that the rocket's second stage did not perform as expected, causing the rocket to veer off course and eventually fail to reach its intended orbit.
This is a significant setback for JAXA, which had been...