Video of the March 4 Kairos launch shows several fragments appearing a little more than a minute after liftoff. Credit: Spaceport Kii Surrounding Regional Council WASHINGTON — The third launch of a ...

Saturday's twin failures involved a state-owned rocket and a private one, but observers said they were part of the industry's growing pains In a historic blow to its space programme, China suffered ...

The third time was not the charm for Space One's Kairos rocket. Kairos launched for the third time ever on Wednesday (March 4), lifting off from Space One's Spaceport Kii in Wakayama Prefecture at ...

The start-up has so far had three failed launches in its attempt to become the first Japanese private entity to put a satellite into orbit Japan's Space One said its Kairos rocket terminated its ...

TOKYO, March 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said its Kairos small ‌rocket self-destructed 69 seconds after lift-off on Thursday, failing to achieve the country's first entirely commercial satellite ...

Kairos failed on Wednesday (March 4), as it did on its first two launches. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, ...

If you’re in the space business long enough, you learn there are numerous ways a rocket can fail. I’ve written my share of stories about misbehaving rockets and the extensive investigations that ...