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Japan’s H3 rocket suffers engine failure, loses satellite mission

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has suffered a fresh setback, with an engine failure in its upper stage cutting short a high‑stakes mission and leaving a navigation satellite stranded short of orbit. The ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Starship heats up in third flight; Chinese lunar launch failure

Welcome to Edition 6.35 of the Rocket Report! It’s been a big week for rocket failures, with a small launch in Japan going sideways shortly after liftoff, a rare misstep for China’s Long March family ...
SpaceNews

China suffers commercial rocket failure but sets record for annual launches

Preparations for launch of the sixth Kinetica-1 rocket in December 2024 at Jiuquan spaceport. HELSINKI — A Chinese commercial Kinetica-1 solid rocket failed late Thursday, with the launch attempt ...
Ars Technica

Rocket Report: Chinese firm suffers another failure; Ariane 6 soars in debut

Welcome to Edition 7.02 of the Rocket Report! The highlight of this week was the hugely successful debut of Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket. They will address the upper stage issue, I am sure. Given Europe’s ...
SpaceNews

Chinese commercial rocket firm suffers 4th launch failure

HELSINKI — Chinese commercial rocket outfit iSpace suffered a launch failure late Wednesday in a fresh setback for the company. The four-stage Hyperbola-1 solid rocket lifted off from Jiuquan ...