Japan’s space agency aborts rocket engine test after fire

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Japan’s space agency halted their Epsilon S rocket engine test after a fire broke out at Tanegashima Space Center.   A ‘combustion abnormality’ triggered the fire just 49 seconds after ignition. While no injuries were reported, the incident marks another setback for Japan's small rocket program.  #JAXA #space #japan #rocket #fyp

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00:00Japan's space agency, JAXA, was forced to halt a crucial engine combustion test of its

00:07next-generation Epsilon-S rocket on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Tanegashima

00:11Space Center.

00:13The Epsilon-S rocket, co-developed by JAXA and the aerospace division of heavy machinery

00:17maker IHAI, represents a key step forward in Japan's small rocket technology.

00:23However, this incident is the latest setback, following another failed engine test 16 months

00:58ago.

00:59Japan's space agency, JAXA, was forced to halt a crucial engine combustion test of

01:00its next-generation Epsilon-S rocket on Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Tanegashima

01:01Space Center.

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