Japan successfully launches new H3 rocket a year after failure

Japan successfully launched its new H3 rocket at a space center on a southwestern island Saturday, nearly a year after a failed attempt cast doubt over the country's aspirations in the space industry.The H3 rocket No. 2 entered its planned orbit and deployed a dummy satellite and two functioning microsatellites, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said. It lifted off at 9:22 a.m. from the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.The H3 launch vehicle, expected to be a successor to Japan's current mainstay H2A rocket, will likely be used to deliver supplies and materials to the In…READ FULL ARTICLE