Japan’s H3 rocket lifted off for its seventh mission on Sunday, but an engine failure foiled its attempt to insert a navigation satellite in geostationary orbit. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency ...

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket has suffered a fresh setback, with an engine failure in its upper stage cutting short a high‑stakes mission and leaving a navigation satellite stranded short of orbit. The ...

Japan’s ambitions for an independent satellite navigation system suffered a significant blow this week after the second major failure of its flagship H3 rocket. The rocket, which was carrying the ...