A Japanese space rocket blew up after takeoff Tuesday, turning the sky into a fireball of smoke and debris on live stream TV.
A Japanese space rocket blew up after takeoff Tuesday, turning the sky into a fireball of smoke and debris on live stream TV.
The 59-foot Space One Kairos spacecraft lifted off from a platform in western Japan’s Kii Peninsula on Wednesday, but it exploded moments after it launched.
Local media was live streaming the inaugural event by Space One, a start-up trying to become the country’s first private company to put a satellite into orbit.
