Japan launched a defense satellite designed for information-gathering and military operations on a new flagship H3 rocket on Monday, as the country seeks to build up its military capability amid ...

The 50th and final H-2A rocket will be launched on June 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

Japan's 50th and final H2A rocket will be launched on June 24 from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, ...

Japan’s first H-3 rocket, the expected successor to the highly reliable H-2A, failed to launch at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on Feb. 17. Although H-3’s main engine ...

Japan's flagship H-3 rocket reached orbit and released two small observation satellites in a key second test following a failed debut launch last year, buoying hope for the country in the global ...

NHK has learned that Japan plans to launch the country's flagship H2A rocket for the 50th and last time early in the morning ...

Japan was forced to blow up its new rocket during a failed launch on Tuesday, setting back efforts to crack a market led by Elon Musk's Space X. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says the H3 ...

The H3 Rocket: Flight After Failure Among the global race for large rocket development, Japan's most advanced rocket has finally taken flight. We look into the year-long battle of the engineers ...

The failure of Japan’s new rocket series, already long delayed, was a setback for the country’s space program.

While the country has state-funded launch vehicles such as the H-IIA and H3 rockets, they come with the usual bureaucracy one would expect from a government program. In comparison, a privately ...

While the country has state-funded launch vehicles such as the H-IIA and H3 rockets, they come with the usual bureaucracy one would expect from a government program. In comparison, a privately ...

Japan launched a defense satellite Monday aimed at speedier military operations and communication on a new flagship H3 rocket and successfully placed it into orbit, as the country seeks to build ...