Postponement of launch of small rocket by a venture company Taiki-cho, Hokkaido December 29 16:17

The rocket of a venture company scheduled to be launched on Taiki-cho, Hokkaido on the 29th has been postponed due to a problem with nitrogen leaking from piping. The company is aiming for launch after 31st.

On October 29, Taiki-cho's space venture company, Interstellar Technologies, was working on fuel injection, aiming to launch a new small rocket "MOMO-5" from the launch site in the town.

However, the launch was postponed on the 29th after a problem with nitrogen leaking from the piping before launch was confirmed.

According to the company, the 30th is expected to be launched in the shortest time on the 31st because strong winds are expected over the sky.

"MOMO 5" is a small rocket with a total length of 10 meters and a diameter of 50 cm. Interstella Technologies will collect data for the development of a large rocket that is to be launched in the future.

In addition, Unit 5 is the first aircraft to be launched in winter when the weather conditions are severe, and measures have been taken to prevent the temperature from dropping by installing a heater on the battery. Attention has been paid to reach space.

President "Is trouble affecting cold?"

Regarding postponement of the launch, Takahiro Inagawa of President Interstellar Technologies responded to a report by a press reporter. The aircraft had to be returned from the launch pad to the assembly station for inspection, and it was determined that it would not be possible to launch today. "

Then, as for the cause of the trouble, "The temperature was cooling down close to minus 15 degrees today, so it may be that a trouble occurred due to the cold. Investigate what happened and consider the criteria for launch decision again I want to go. "

At the public viewing venue ...

At the Lifelong Learning Center in the center of Taiki-cho, where the public viewing was scheduled to take place, people who knew the launch had been discouraged.

A 6th grade boy from Makubetsu-cho said, "We wanted to be launched today because the weather was nice. But we want to be sure that we can launch it, so I think today's judgment is one way." .

A second-grade boy from Kitami City said, "I wanted to be launched. I want to see the next public viewing."