Japan's space agency is monitoring a fire that broke out during an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket under ...

A second failure in a row raises concern about the progress of the Epsilon S rocket, whose debut is expected next year.

The engine for a flagship new small Japanese rocket has burst into flames during a combustion test, but there was no injury ...

Japan is off to a shaky start in its efforts to break into the space rocket market dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX.

Japan's space agency aborted an engine test for the Epsilon S rocket on Tuesday following a fire at the test site, a failure ...

On Tuesday, a second-stage engine designed for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's ( JAXA) new Epsilon S rocket exploded ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) was forced to abort an engine test for its Epsilon S rocket today, after a fire ...

Towering balls of fire and white fumes rose from the Tanegashima Space Center, according to the footage from national ...

A recent combustion test at Japan's Tanegashima Space Centre resulted in the explosion and destruction of the Epsilon S ...

"There was an abnormality during today's combustion test. We are trying to assess what happened," the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) told AFP in a statement. "No injuries have been ...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the combustion test resulted in an explosion of the second-stage motor 49 seconds after the ignition, causing fire at the Tanegashima Space ...