Japan’s space agency halted their Epsilon S rocket engine test after a fire broke out at Tanegashima Space Center.
A ‘combustion abnormality’ triggered the fire just 49 seconds after ignition. While no injuries were reported, the incident marks another setback for Japan's small rocket program.
#JAXA #space #japan #rocket #fyp
A ‘combustion abnormality’ triggered the fire just 49 seconds after ignition. While no injuries were reported, the incident marks another setback for Japan's small rocket program.
#JAXA #space #japan #rocket #fyp
Category
🗞
NewsTranscript
00:00Japan's space agency, JAXA, was forced to halt a crucial engine combustion test of its
00:07next-generation Epsilon-S rocket on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Tanegashima
00:11Space Center.
00:13The Epsilon-S rocket, co-developed by JAXA and the aerospace division of heavy machinery
00:17maker IHAI, represents a key step forward in Japan's small rocket technology.
00:23However, this incident is the latest setback, following another failed engine test 16 months
00:58ago.
00:59Japan's space agency, JAXA, was forced to halt a crucial engine combustion test of
01:00its next-generation Epsilon-S rocket on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Tanegashima
01:01Space Center.