On Thursday evening, February 16, Japan's H3 rocket was set to launch its first-ever test flight from the Tanegashima Space Center. The mission aimed to send the Advanced Land Observing Satellite-3 (ALOS-3) also known as DAICHI-3, an Earth-observing satellite, to low Earth orbit. However, the mission was aborted due to the failure of one of the two solid rocket boosters to ignite. The H3 rocket's development is a joint venture between the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which have been working on the rocket for over a decade. The H3 rocket is designed to be a flexible and cost-effective vehicle, replacing Japan's H-IIA rocket. JAXA has high hopes for the H3, which can carry larger payloads and reduce launch costs. This launch failure is an unfortunate setback for JAXA's plans. The mission was originally planned for Feb. 14th but bad weather caused a two -day delay, and more time will be needed to investigate the cause of the ...