TOKYO — Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model ...

Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final ...

It's unlikely that the first Epsilon S rocket will be able to launch by March next year as planned, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said Thursday. Holding a news conference in the ...

JAXA said the engine test encountered a "combustion abnormality" 49 seconds after the ignition. It said there was no indication of injury or damage to the outside facility. The space agency partnered ...

A similar explosion occurred in July 2023 during a test of the Epsilon S engine at JAXA's Noshiro Rocket Testing Center, which destroyed the facility, according to The Asahi Shimbun.

JAXA partnered with the aerospace unit of heavy machinery maker IHI to develop Epsilon S, the next generation in the Epsilon solid-fuel small rocket series. Shares in IHI were down as much as 6% in ...

JAXA partnered with the aerospace unit of heavy machinery maker IHI 7013.T to develop Epsilon S, the next generation in the Epsilon solid-fuel small rocket series.

In July 2023, an Epsilon S engine test failed due to thermal damage to its ignition systems. That followed a launch failure in 2022. Jaxa’s larger flagship rocket H3, built by Mitsubishi Heavy ...

In July 2023 one engine of an Epsilon S exploded during a test around 50 seconds after ignition. That was one in a string of failures for the country's space agency JAXA, including launch attempts ...

Smoke and fire is seen during a combustion test of an engine for a new small Japanese rocket Epsilon S at Tanegashima Space Center, Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, Nov. 26, 2024.