Japanese startup Space One has aborted its second rocket launch. The company is on a mission to become the country's first to launch satellites into orbit. Space One canceled the flight 10 minutes after launch, saying it was "unlikely" to complete its mission.
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00:00A Japanese space startup's second attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites has
00:05failed.
00:07Attempting to become Japan's first company to put a satellite into orbit, Space One aborted
00:12its Kairos rocket flight 10 minutes after takeoff.
00:16It said the flight was unlikely to complete its mission.
00:19The cause of the failure remains unknown.
00:22The setback follows a March launch when the company's debut flight exploded five seconds
00:28after liftoff.
00:29Its load included a government satellite meant to monitor North Korean military activity.