Japan’s Space One Kairos rocket explodes just seconds after inaugural flight
The Kairos, a small solid-fuel rocket made by Japan’s Space One, exploded shortly after its maiden launch on Wednesday as the company sought to become the first Japanese company to put a satellite into orbit. The 59-foot-long solid-fuel rocket exploded seconds after liftoff at 11:01 a.m., leaving large smoke, fire, rocket fragments and fire-fighting water […]