Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test

[beijingwalker]

Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test​

Reuters
July 14, 20235:12 PM GMT+8

Smoke rises following the explosion of a rocket engine during a test in Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, Japan, July 14, 2023, in this screengrab taken from a handout video. NVS-LIVE.COM/Handout via REUTERS

TOKYO, July 14 (Reuters) - A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday but there were no injuries, an official at Japan's Education, Science and Technology Ministry said.

The explosion of the Epsilon S engine at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) testing site is the latest in a series of failures that have deflated Japan's space ambitions.

The explosion took place about a minute into the test of the second stage engine, the official said.

Japan space agency rocket engine explodes during test

A rocket engine exploded during a test in Japan on Friday but there were no injuries, an official at Japan's Education, Science and Technology Ministry said.

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[beijingwalker]

The agency is developing the Epsilon S as the successor to the current Epsilon series to enhance the country's competitiveness in the growing satellite launch market.

An explosion occurs at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Noshiro Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on July 14, 2023, during a test of JAXA's Epsilon S rocket engine. (Kyodo)

The first rocket in the series blasted off in 2013 and there were successful launches of five models before an Epsilon-6 was ordered to self-destruct in 2022 after it deviated from its intended trajectory.

The failure led the agency to postpone the launch of the Epsilon S from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024 as it uses the same fuel tank as the Epsilon-6.

Epsilon series rockets utilize solid fuel, simplifying launch preparations compared with those that use liquid propellants.

JAXA's new flagship H3 rocket was also ordered to self-destruct in March minutes after its second-stage engine failed to ignite.

An explosion occurs at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Noshiro Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on July 14, 2023, during a test of JAXA's Epsilon S rocket engine. (Kyodo)

Japanese space agency's Epsilon small rocket engine explodes in test

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[REhorror]

More failures, it's joever x2.

 

[beijingwalker]

Japanese space technology is even behind India