Japan's Space Agency Conducts First Test Flight for Experimental Reusable Rocket
JAXA said the 40-second flight gathered useful data for a lower-cost successor to the H3 rocket and future higher-altitude tests.
- On Saturday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency successfully conducted the first test flight of its RV-X prototype reusable rocket at the Noshiro Testing Center in Akita Prefecture, completing a 40-second flight.
- Co-Developed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the 7.3-meter-long RV-X features enhanced durability engines and represents Japan's effort to develop a lower-cost successor to its single-use H3 series.
- The rocket reached 11 meters in altitude and traveled 16 meters horizontally during the test, with project manager Takashi Ito reporting the team 'obtained very useful data.'
- Japan seeks to narrow the gap with SpaceX, which has operated reusable rockets since 2017, as China achieved its first successful first-stage reusable rocket recovery on Friday.
- JAXA will apply data from this flight to the Callisto reusable vehicle, jointly developed with France and Germany, with engineers planning a flight test before next April.
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JAXA successfully lands test rocket for future reuse
TOKYO (Jiji Press) -- The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, successfully landed a small test rocket on Saturday, with the goal of reusing rockets in the future.At its Noshiro testing center in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, the RV-X test rocket slowly landed after rising about 11 meters and moving horizontally while maintaining a vertical position during its 40-second flight.JAXA found no major issues with the test rocket after…
First test flight: Japan's experimental reusable rocket hovers, lands
The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan.
An Asian giant company managed to capture a segment of the Long March 10B rocket.The technique was exclusive to Blue Origin and mainly SpaceX, a company that has made hundreds of recoveries.
The test was conducted at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) Noshiro Experimental Center in the northeastern part of the country, the Associated Press reported. The flight was broadcast live by NVS, a space enthusiasts' group. The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered, and moved horizontally before landing during a flight lasting less than a minute. As planned, it reached an altitude of 11 meters and traveled a distance of 16 meters while…
For the first time in its history, the Japanese space agency managed to recover a small experimental launcher after taking off. The flight lasted about 40 seconds and the prototype, launched from the Noshiro test site, reached ten meters high.
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