Japan’s flagship H3 rocket blasted off from Kagoshima Prefecture on June 12, placed artificial satellites into their planned orbits and helped to quickly restore confidence in the nation’s space ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket powered only by liquid-fuel engines for the first time on Friday, news agency Kyodo ...

JAXA’s next-generation H3 rocket successfully carried six satellites into orbit, strengthening Japan’s ambitions in the global space industry.

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant ...

Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on June 12, 2026. The rocket lifted off from the spaceport on Tanegashima Island, marking the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant, a badly needed success for the country’s new flagship rocket that has struggled with mission failures ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on June 12, 2026.The ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s H3 rocket returned to flight Friday with the debut of a new low-cost variant, a badly needed success for the country's new flagship rocket that has struggled with mission failures ...