The Epsilon, a solid-fuel rocket developed by JAXA and IHI Aerospace Co., was first launched in 2013. The demonstration model for the improved Epsilon S features an enhanced second-stage motor ...

JAXA broadcast the launch of the first Epsilon Launch Vehicle (Epsilon-1) with the Spectroscopic Planet Observatory for Recognition of Interaction of Atmosphere (SPRINT-A) onboard from the Uchinoura ...

This is the first failed launch of an Epsilon rocket. The solid-fuel rocket lifted off from the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, at around 9:50 a.m., JAXA said.

JAXA is developing the Epsilon S as the successor to the current Epsilon series to enhance the country's competitiveness in the growing satellite launch market, but the continuous failures could ...

Japan's space agency, JAXA, aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket after a large fire broke out at the Tanegashima Space Center on Tuesday. "There was an abnormality during today's ...

But JAXA had to delay the launch of a compact, solid-fuel Epsilon S rocket after a recent engine test resulted in a large fire.