Japan launches H3 rocket, destroys it over 2nd stage failure
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Japan's space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket moments into its launch Tuesday after the ignition for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades failed. Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3's failure was a setback for Japan's space programme, and possibly for its missile detection programme, and a disappointment for space fans who were rooting for Tuesday's retrial.