The seventh-ever mission of Japan's H3 rocket did not go according to plan. The H3 launched from Tanegashima Space Center on Sunday (Dec. 21) at 8:51 p.m. EST (0151 GMT and 10:51 a.m. local Japan time ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Japan's H3 rocket faced issues Monday during its seventh launch attempt. The H3 rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 8:51 p.m. EST Sunday night in Japan carrying the ...

A "serious medical condition" with a crew member aboard the International Space Station has led NASA to bring the astronaut and three crewmates back to Earth months earlier than planned, the first ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, says the eighth launch of the H3 rocket has ended in failure due to a problem with the second stage engine. The rocket was carrying the Michibiki No. 5 ...

Japan’s space agency failed in its latest attempt to launch its flagship rocket, leaving it unable to place a key component of the country’s satellite positioning system into orbit. The eighth unit of ...

Japan’s space agency on Wednesday morning canceled the launch of its eighth H3 rocket carrying the Michibiki No. 5 satellite from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, after an ...

A Japanese H3 rocket carrying the sixth satellite in a seven-orbiter geolocation system failed to deliver its payload into orbit after liftoff on Monday, the country's science ministry said. The Japan ...