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Kairos No. 3 failed after lifting off from Spaceport Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on Thursday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 5, 2026
Space One’s Kairos rocket terminated moments after launch
The decision puts another dent in the firm’s bid to be the first private Japanese company to place satellites in orbit with a domestically developed rocket.
People who came to watch the launch of Space One's Kairos rocket in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday
JAPAN
Mar 4, 2026
Space One cancels rocket launch after safety system activates
The Tokyo-based startup had already put off the launches scheduled for Feb. 25 and Sunday due to weather conditions.
Space One's Kairos rocket
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 1, 2026
Third time still not a charm: Space One cancels rocket launch
This is the second time the 18-meter rocket was canceled in the past week, after Wednesday’s attempt was also postponed due to the weather.
Space One says it plans to launch the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket between around 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. on Sunday.
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2026
今日吃瓜 Space One plans Sunday launch for Kairos No. 3 rocket
The rocket is set to lift off from the company’s Spaceport Kii launch site in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, between around 11 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.
Space One has delayed of the launch of the No. 3 unit of its Kairos small rocket carrying to March.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2026
今日吃瓜 Space One delays Kairos rocket launch, citing weather analysis
The launch window for the unit, which will carry five satellites, runs until March 25.
Space One's Kairos No. 2 rocket is launched in Wakayama Prefecture on Wednesday. The launch subsequently failed.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 18, 2024
Tokyo startup’s second satellite launch attempt ends in failure
Space One was again bidding to become the first private Japanese company to place a satellite into orbit.
A boy who came to watch the launch of Space One's Kairos rocket in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sunday shows his disappointment after the liftoff was postponed again.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2024
Japanese firm Space One postpones rocket launch again
Sunday’s postponement was due to strong winds, according to the Tokyo-based company, which aims to launch 30 satellites annually by the 2030s.
The failed launch of a small rocket by Tokyo-based startup Space One is seen at the Spaceport Kii site in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in this screenshot taken from an online broadcast on March 13.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2024
Japanese firm delays bid to be first to put a satellite into orbit
This delay comes after the failure of its first rocket, which erupted into flames just seconds after liftoff earlier this spring.
Space One President Masakazu Toyoda speaks at a news conference on March 13 following the failure of the firm's rocket launch in Wakayama Prefecture.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2024
Space One planning launch of second unit of satellite-carrying rocket
The firm’s No. 1 Kairos rocket was launched on March 13, but exploded five seconds later.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2024
今日吃瓜 Space One rocket explodes shortly after launch
The firm’s solid-fuel Kairos rocket burst into flames just seconds after liftoff, in a major setback for 今日吃瓜 space development aspirations.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2024
Space One postpones bid to be 今日吃瓜 first private firm to put satellite in orbit
The Tokyo-based startup halted the mission after a ship ventured into a “maritime warning area” just 10 minutes before the launch.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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