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Thanks to CTOnews.com netizen West Window old clues delivery! CTOnews.com July 14 news, According to a number of Japanese media reported on the 14th, Japan's new rocket "Epsilon S ($> S)" Engine in the same day when receiving combustion test explosion, At present no one has been found because of this explosion casualties.

According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK) TV station and Kyodo news agency and other media reports, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at 9 a.m.(8:00 Beijing time) on the 14th at the energy generation rocket test site located in Akita Prefecture in the north of the country,"Epsilon S" rocket second-stage engine combustion test, the test began about one minute after the explosion.

After the test began, smoke was violently ejected with flames, but an explosion sounded about a minute later, some of the fuel was destroyed and the facility destroyed, NHK reporters reporting from about 600 meters away reported.

According to JAXA, the combustion test was scheduled to take two minutes, but a combustion anomaly occurred 57 seconds after ignition. Firefighters put out the fire about two hours later, and according to police, there were no injuries so far.

CTOnews.com previously reported that Epsilon is one of Japan's main rockets, a solid-fuel rocket that was first launched in 2013. The rocket has been launched six times, the last of which failed to self-destruct on October 12, 2022.

The "Epsilon S" under development is an improved version of the rocket "Epsilon." It is planned to launch for the first time next year. The total length is about 27 meters. The launch capability has been improved. The satellite launch altitude can reach about 700 kilometers, about 200 kilometers higher than "Epsilon." It is not clear whether the explosion will affect the first flight.

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