[AFP via RTL]
Japan space rocket ordered to self-destruct after failed launch
Japan's space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon
rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant
the craft could not safely fly.
The unmanned rocket, on its sixth mission, was taking satellites into
orbit to demonstrate "innovative" technologies.
"The rocket can't continue a safe flight, because of the danger it would
create if it falls on the ground," a JAXA official said in televised
comments.
"So we took measures to avoid such an incident, and we sent the signal (to
destroy the rocket)," he said, adding that information on the cause of the
issue was not immediately available.
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Japan's last failed space rocket take-off was in 2003, when the country
aborted the launch of a pair of spy satellites to monitor North Korea.
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rest:
https://today.rtl.lu/news/science-and-environment/a/1978016.html
ummmmmmmmmm.....
I'll take "high value targets in North Korea for $1,000, Alex"
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