Japan's Space One says Kairos rocket flight terminated after liftoff

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18/12/2024 02:24

TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Space One said it
terminated the flight of its Kairos small rocket after launch on
Wednesday, aborting its second bid to become the country's first
company to deliver a satellite to the Earth's orbit.
    The rocket ended the flight "after judging that the
achievement of its mission would be difficult", Space One said
in an email to reporters about 10 minutes after Kairos lifted
off from Spaceport Kii in western Japan at 11:00 a.m. (0200
GMT).

 (Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
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