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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
Students from across Greece protest in Athens against the planned introduction of private universities, a reform that has riled the country's higher education community. IMAGES
University students in Athens clash with police at a protest against a reform announced by Greece's Conservative government, that would allow private universities to be established in the country. IMAGES
An all-European crew including Turkey's first astronaut arrives at the International Space Station on a voyage chartered by Axiom Space. The team is welcomed with hugs by the seven crew members already aboard the ISS. IMAGES
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