Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

HELSINKI — China launched a new communication engineering test satellite early Tuesday, adding to a series of satellites potentially for undisclosed military purposes. A Long March 3B rocket ...

On Tuesday, a second-stage engine designed for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's ( JAXA) new Epsilon S rocket exploded ...

A second failure in a row raises concern about the progress of the Epsilon S rocket, whose debut is expected next year.

Japan's another rocket engine test ended in a failure. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ( JAXA) on Tuesday was testing ...

The Epsilon S rocket was supposed to launch early next year, but the recent blast will likely delay its debut by several ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's space agency has halted an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket, a spokesperson said on ...

Not all of the criteria for a booster catch was met and so the flight director did not command the booster to return to the ...

Japan's Epsilon S rocket engine exploded for the second time during testing, raising doubts about its March 2025 debut.

Large plumes of smoke billowed from the launch site at Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, after a malfunction during an engine ...

A massive fire broke out during a Japanese rocket test on Tuesday, adding to a series of setbacks for Japan’s space program.

That hardly made the test a failure. The vehicle's upper stage continued its streak of successfully ... 18, 2023 in its ...