Japan's first H3 rocket, designed to launch satellites and resupply space stations, fell back to Earth Monday after its second stage engine failed to ignite five minutes into an inaugural test flight, destroying the rocket and a three-ton Earth observation spacecraft. Full story: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/07/japans-flagship-h3-rocket-fails-on-first-test-flight/ | Spaceflight Now

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched an H3 rocket on Monday morning, but the second-stage engine ceased combustion prematurely, according to Xinhua. The rocket launched at 10:51 am, local time, but the second-stage engine experienced a premature shutdown 27 minutes after the launch, NTV News reported. | Global Times