Japan's first private-sector rocket launch attempt ends with explosion shortly after take-off
The HinduA rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff on March 13, a livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. There were no reports of injuries, and the fire has been brought under control, according to the fire department in Kushimoto city, Wakayama, Tokyo-based start-up Space One, behind the rocket launch, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Japan’s main space exploration effort has been led by the government’s NASDA, which stands for The National Space Development Agency of Japan, this nation’s equivalent of NASA of the U.S.
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