Japan's Space Agency Conducts First Test Flight For Experimental Reusable Rocket

日本宇宙航空研究开发机构完成可重复使用实验火箭首次试飞

来源: apnews.com | 主题: Japan | 评论: 5

时间: on Monday July 13, 2026 @04:54AM

"Japan's experimental reusable rocket took off and safely landed in a first test flight Saturday," reports the Associated Press , as Japan "seeks to achieve the technology key to cut launch costs and compete in the global space market dominated by SpaceX." The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing [ watch the video here ] during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group of space fans... Saturday's flight is a step forward for Japan in achieving the technology needed to develop a lower cost successor to the country's current mainstay, single-use H3 series . Japan's test comes the same week that China recovered an orbital booster rocket fo

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