Japan’s H3 rocket suffered engine trouble on December 22, 2025, and failed to place a Japanese navigation satellite into ...

Japan’s latest attempt to expand its homegrown navigation network ended abruptly when the Michibiki 5 satellite launch was halted in the final moments of the countdown, turning what was meant to be a ...

The H3 failed during its debut launch in March 2023 but bounced back with five consecutive successes — until Sunday night.

This image made from video shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H2A rocket in Tobishima, Japan, Sept. 25, 2024. (AP Photo) This image made from video shows Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' H2A rocket in ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country’s new flagship rocket and its space ...

Japan is converting two naval vessels into aircraft carriers to bolster its defense posture in its southwestern islands.

The H3 rocket (8th) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), carrying a navigation satellite, is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane, Tanegashima island, southern Japan ...

TOKYO — Japan's space agency said its H3 rocket carrying a navigation satellite failed to put the payload into a planned orbit, a setback for the country's new flagship rocket and its space launch ...