Japan's Space One saw its KAIROS rocket self-destruct just 69 seconds after liftoff on March 5, 2026, marking the company's third consecutive launch failure.
Why did staff at Florida's Kennedy Space Centre burst into spontaneous cheers as they watched a rocket explode mid-air?
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Despite a challenging road, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is far from giving up on the company's gigantic, fully reusable Starship ...