朝日新聞社

Explosion rocks JAXA facility during small rocket engine test

AKITA--A small Epsilon S rocket engine exploded during a test in a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency testing center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, on July 14, breaking the morning quiet and sending up ...

‘Explosion’ noises heard in Huntsville area are rocket engine hotfire tests, officials say

The rumble you will hear today, Monday, January 5 2026 is the sound of rocket engine hotfire testing. Hotfire testing — a ...
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Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after fire

Japan's space agency has halted an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, after a fire broke out at the test site, 16 months after another failed engine test ...
朝日新聞社

Space agency halts Epsilon rocket test after ‘boom,’ fireball

TANEGASHIMA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Japan’s space agency halted an engine combustion test of its flagship Epsilon S rocket here Nov. 26 after an apparent explosion. Live footage from the Japan ...