JAXA = Regarding Japan's new flagship rocket "H3" being developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency etc., adjustments are being made to launch the first unit at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture on February 12 next year. It turns out that there is

"H3" is the successor to the current flagship rocket "H2A," and development is nearing its final stage.



JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries last month moved the rocket to the launch site at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture and conducted a combustion test of the engine, confirming that there were no problems with the launch.



After that, I learned from interviews with people involved that the launch of the first unit is being coordinated on February 12 next year.



With the aim of competing overseas in the rocket launch business, the H3 will increase the weight it can carry into space by about 1.3 times that of the H2A, and the launch cost will be about half of what it is today. I started.



Initially, the launch of the first unit was scheduled for 2020, but development faced difficulties, such as unexpected vibrations being confirmed in the new main engine.



"H3" is scheduled to be used in the "Artemis Project" to explore the moon as a foothold for mankind's advance into space, such as the United States. Notice the launch.