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Japanese Space Startup's Rocket Launch Fails Minutes After Lift-Off

A Japanese space startup's attempt to launch a rocket carrying satellites into orbit was aborted minutes after liftoff on Wednesday. This was Tokyo-based Space One's second attempt to launch the Kairos small rocket, nine months after the company's first try ended in an explosion.
The Kairos No 2 rocket lifted off from a site in the mountainous prefecture of Wakayama in central Japan. The flight lasted about 10 minutes before it was terminated because "the achievement of its mission would be difficult", Space One said.
The cause of the flight failure was not immediately known, but footage circulating on social media showed the 18-metre (59 ft) solid-propellant rocket blasting off from Spaceport Kii in western Japan at 11:00 am (local time) but soon losing stability in its trajectory as it ascended.