TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s space agency yesterday postponed the launch of its next-generation rocket planned for this week due to expected bad weather, after two previous attempts ended in failure.
The H3 rocket had been scheduled to lift off tomorrow from the southern island of Tanegashima.
Billed as a flexible and cost-effective new flagship, it was to carry two small satellites during the mission, intended to prove it can get into orbit.
“As the weather that day is expected to worsen, we decided to postpone the launch,” the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said, adding that a new date would be announced “once a decision is made”.
