It's over! Japan's H3 rocket 2nd launch also failed, this time 2nd stage rocket did not ignite

What a shame, the 2nd launch was so well for the 1st stage...we didn't even see it blow up in the sky.

It seems it's over for Japan's space ambition.

 

[hirobo2]

Japan most advanced country in the world my rear end!

Only game they had left was anime and that was taken away from them too. I stopped paying attention to Japanese anime because of many things like this:

Just look at the incredible technology China throwing into modern anime (Hint: Thats gotta be the best human hair animation ever!)

Meanwhile Japan couldn't even put together a working rocket... And wanna talk about beating China to manned moon landing!

 

[Nan Yang]

To be fair it is a new generation rocket.

 

[REhorror]

Japan most advanced country in the world my rear end!

Only game they had left was anime and that was taken away from them too. I stopped paying attention to Japanese anime because of many things like this:

Just look at the incredible technology China throwing into modern anime (Hint: Thats gotta be the best human hair animation ever!)

Meanwhile Japan couldn't even put together a working rocket... And wanna talk about beating China to manned moon landing!

Bruh, China indeed surpasses Japan in rocket but they are nowhere them in anime/video games yet. Don't be arrogant.

And they did put together a working rocket, they have been the H1 and H2 series for years, now they are making a new one H3, that one is the one falling.
They already have a successfully launch January this year with the H2-B.

Obviously, the new model has kinks to work out, like all new models.

 

[STREANH]

Failure is a stepping stone for success and it's very immature to think that scientists and engineers won't learn from this to improve in the future.

 

[Nan Yang]

Japan should have gone for manned space flight. They have built a entire manned module for the international space station so manned space flight should be doable. They lack spirit and leadership.

 

[Song Hong]

Bruh, China indeed surpasses Japan in rocket but they are nowhere them in anime/video games yet. Don't be arrogant.

And they did put together a working rocket, they have been the H1 and H2 series for years, now they are making a new one H3, that one is the one falling.
They already have a successfully launch January this year with the H2-B.

Obviously, the new model has kinks to work out, like all new models.

North Korea is also better.

 

[REhorror]

North Korea is also better.

While it's true that North Korea has better ICBM launch, Japan has more successful satelitte launch.

Still, it's absolutely admirable that North Korea can do it given its economy.

 

[beijingwalker]

Japan delays H2A launch in the wake of H3 failure​

April 3, 2023

SEOUL, South Korea – Japan has delayed the launch of a H-2A rocket planned for May to no earlier than August in the wake of the failed inaugural flight of H3 rocket.

The Japanese space agency JAXA announced the delay March 31, saying it is “difficult to start the preparation for the [H-2A] launch this month, because an investigation of the H3 launch failure is underway.” The H3 and H-2A rockets share many components, particularly in their upper stage engines. The H3 upper stage uses an engine designated LE-5B-3, developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), which is similar to the LE-5B engine used on the existing H-2A rocket. An interim investigation report suggests a problem with the electrical system on H3’s upper stage that prevented the engine from igniting. And this has put launches of the H-2A on hold while the investigation continues.

JAXA’s decision will leave two Japanese space missions grounded for several more months. The affected H-2A rocket was supposed to lift off from the Tanegashima Space Center, carrying the X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), an X-ray astronomy spacecraft, and the Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM), a lunar lander.

XRISM is a replacement for Astro-H, or Hitomi, a Japanese X-ray observatory that failed within weeks of its 2016 launch. The new X-ray observatory features contributions from NASA and the European Space Agency. SLIM is a lunar lander, primarily intended to be a demonstration of precision landing technologies. The spacecraft will carry a multi-band camera scientists hope to use to study compositions of rocks around the landing site.

The space agency said for the H-2A rocket to meet its May launch date, the fueling process for the SLIM lander must begin in March, but it is “difficult” to do so due to the investigation of H3 failure. JAXA said August is seen as the next launch window for the mission, considering the moon’s orbit. But it could be delayed further, should the H3 investigation drag on, according to the agency.

Japan delays H2A launch in the wake of H3 failure

Japan has delayed the launch of a H-2A rocket planned for May to no earlier than August in the wake of the failed inaugural flight of H3 rocket.The Japanese space agency JAXA announced the delay March 31, saying it is “difficult to start the preparation for the [H-2A] launch this month, because...

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