Japanese startup Space One rocket self-destructs in 2nd failed launch

Startup Space One Co. failed for the second time Wednesday to become Japan's first private firm to send a satellite into orbit, as its rocket self-destructed after launch, dealing a new setback to the country's ambitions to lead in the commercial space sector.The 18-meter-long solid-fuel Kairos No. 2 rocket self-destructed three minutes after lifting off at 11:00 a.m. from Space Port Kii in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan's only commercial spaceport.Speaking at a press conference after the unsuccessful mission, Space One President Masakazu Toyoda apologized to the firm's clients for "…READ FULL ARTICLE