Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official

The Epsilon S—an improved version of the Epsilon rocket that failed to launch in October—blew up “roughly 50 seconds after ignition”, science and technology ministry official Naoya Takegami told AFP. The testing site in the northern prefecture of Akita was engulfed in flames and a huge plume of gray smoke rose into the sky, footage …

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