Japan's next-generation H3 rocket fails, destruct command issued

"It seems that the velocity is coming down," announcers on the JAXA live feed said, with the command centre then announcing: "The second stage engine ignition has not been confirmed yet, we continue to confirm the situation." The rocket was meant to launch an observation satellite, and had been seen as a potential competitor to SpaceX's Falcon 9.

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