WAKAYAMA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Japanese startup Space One on Wednesday had a rocket fail during a launch for the second time, dealing a blow to the company's hopes of becoming the first private firm in the country to put a satellite into orbit.
The 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket lifted off from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, the country's only commercial spaceport, but the company said it aborted the rocket midflight.
