JAXA broadcast the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) with the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) onboard from the Uchinoura ...

This is the first failed launch of an Epsilon rocket. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m., JAXA said.

The science ministry and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are now busy with equipment ... the site is only sufficient for a single launch, so lift-offs at shorter intervals are ...