JAXA has delayed the launch of a H-2A rocket planned for May to no earlier than August, citing an ongoing investigation into the failed launch of H3 rocket in March. Credit: JAXA SEOUL, South Korea – ...

TOKYO – Japan on Tuesday canceled the launch of a new rocket it hopes will be a cheaper and more efficient way of putting satellites into space, saying it suffered a problem that aborted the countdown ...

Japan successfully launched a new rocket Saturday that it hopes will be a cheaper and more efficient way of sending satellites into space. The three-stage Epsilon lifted off from a space center on ...

The H2A rocket, on its 50th and final launch, is seen at the Tanegashima Space Centre in Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday. Photo / the Japan News via the Washington Post The H2A rocket, which was ...

Japan successfully launched its first Quasi-Zenith navigation satellite Sept. 11 from the Tanegashima Space Center aboard a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries-built H2A rocket, the Japan Aerospace ...

Spectators show their disappointment after learning the Epsilon rocket launch was postponed at the Uchinoura Space Center in Kimotsuki town, Kagoshima, western Japan, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 27, 2013.