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Japan's next generation "H3" rocket, carrying the advanced optical satellite "Daichi 3", leaves the launch pad at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima, southwestern Japan on March 7, 2023. STR/JIJI Press/AFP via Getty Images
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said it has had to destroy its new medium-lift H3 rocket that it launched toward space on Tuesday.
The self-destruct command was issued after the vehicle’s second-stage engine failed to ignite after liftoff, and it was determined that the mission could not succeed.
