Japan's space agency conducts first test flight for experimental reusable rocket
Asia-PacificScienceHigh confidence — 83/100
The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group o
East Asia The prototype reusable rocket by Japan's space agency reached a height of about 10m and then landed, in a flight that lasted about 40 seconds.
This handout photo taken on Jul 11, 2026 and received from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows its prototype reusable rocket RV-X ascending at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture.
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The RV-X rocket lifted off, hovered and moved horizontally before landing during its less than one-minute flight at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Noshiro Testing Center in northeastern Japan, which was livestreamed by the NVS, a group o
East Asia The prototype reusable rocket by Japan's space agency reached a height of about 10m and then landed, in a flight that lasted about 40 seconds.
This handout photo taken on Jul 11, 2026 and received from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) shows its prototype reusable rocket RV-X ascending at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center in Noshiro, Akita Prefecture.