A Japanese-led venture called Space Walker aims to build Japan’s first private spaceplane, the Eco Rocket. The company was ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's Space One terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket shortly after liftoff on Wednesday, marking the end of its second attempt in nine months to become the country's ...

The company suspended the small rocket's flight some 10 minutes after launch from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, and purposefully detonated the craft. No private Japanese ...

The firm aims to revitalize Japan's lagging space industry with a focus on small rockets designed for affordable space transport services. Japan has high hopes for Space One's efforts to establish ...

Japan's Space One's small, solid-fueled Kairos rocket lifts off at Space One's launching pad on the tip of Kii peninsula in Kushimoto town, Wakayama prefecture in Japan in March 13, 2024.