Japan’s H3 rocket, which launched in early March, self destructed after an engine failure. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
RYOSUKE MATSUZOE, Nikkei staff writer |
TOKYO — Japan’s planned May launch of its large H-IIA rocket will be postponed until at least August, the country’s space agency announced Friday.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it canceled the H-IIA launch because the rocket shares many of the same components with the H3 rocket that failed to launch in March.
