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December 27, 2013

JAXA plans to test new large rocket from 2020
Tokyo, Japan (JIJI) Dec 26, 2013
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans to launch a new large-scale test rocket in fiscal 2020 and another the following year. The rocket, provisionally dubbed H-III, is a successor to JAXA's H-IIA launch vehicle. According to JAXA's plan, reported to a science ministry panel Tuesday, the H-III will basically have two engines in its first stage and have no solid-fuel boosters. In the first test in fiscal 2020, JAXA plans to launch an H-III with a satellite to be put into a polar o ... read more

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