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Added on the 02/09/2016 18:15:22 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded just after launch on Wednesday in Japan's Wakayama. Tokyo-based startup Space One had been aiming to become the first Japanese private firm to successfully place a satellite into orbit. Its 18-meter (60-foot) solid-fuel Kairos rocket blasted off from the startup's own launch pad in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, carrying a small government test satellite. But seconds after the launch, the rocket erupted into a ball of flame, with black smoke filling the launch pad area. Burning debris was seen falling onto the surrounding mountain slopes as sprinklers began spraying water. IMAGES
SpaceX's 'Starship' rocket, the largest ever built, takes off from the space company's Texas launch site. CEO Elon Musk hopes the ship will one day colonize Mars and NASA is awaiting a modified version to land humans on the Moon. The first test in April ended in a spectacular explosion over the Gulf of Mexico. IMAGES
Images from a CCTV camera show the moment a vehicle pulls up in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of our Ministry of the Interior in Ankara, before one of the two suspects proceeds to blow himself up. The country's interior ministry says a "terrorist attack" took place near parliament in Ankara on Sunday leaving two police officers injured. "One of the terrorists blew himself up and the other was neutralised," the ministry added on social media, saying two officers received "minor injuries". IMAGES
Images show SpaceX's Starship rocket ascending into the sky, shortly after take-off, before emitting a large plume of smoke and eventually starting to descend during the first test flight of the spacecraft. Moments after these images, the Starship exploded. IMAGES
SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, lifts off on the first test flight of the spacecraft designed to send astronauts to the Moon, Mars, and beyond. IMAGES
SpaceX postpones the first test flight of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built. Liftoff of the giant rocket was called off just minutes ahead of the scheduled launch time because of a pressurization issue, SpaceX officials said. IMAGES