TOKYO — Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday as the country seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX.

Japan's space agency tested a prototype of a reusable rocket in Akita Prefecture in the country's northeast on Saturday, pav

Japan's space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully conducted the maiden flight test of its experimental reusable rocket on ...

Japan successfully tested a prototype reusable rocket on Saturday, marking another step in its efforts to develop reusable launch technology and lower the cost of space missions. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency,

TOKYO: Japan's space agency successfully launched its flagship H3 rocket on Friday (Jun 12), months after a previous mission to put a geolocation satellite into orbit ended in failure.The H3 was developed to boost the international competitiveness of the country's rocket industry,

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan successfully launched an H3 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan, on June 12, 2026.The rocket lifted off from the spaceport on Tanegashima Island ...

Japan’s flagship H3 rocket blasted off from Kagoshima Prefecture on June 12, placed artificial satellites into their planned orbits and helped to quickly restore confidence in the nation’s space program.

Japan's space agency conducted a successful test of its prototype reusable rocket. The rocket reached a height of ten meters and landed safely after forty seconds. This development marks a significant step in cost-cutting rocket technology for Japan.

The prototype, launched from JAXA’s test site in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture, reached a height of about 10 meters, and then landed.