Privately developed Japan rocket reaches outer space for 1st time english.kyodonews.net

posted by  banzaitokyo | 5 years, 6 months ago in Science & Technology

A Japanese aerospace startup successfully launched a small rocket Saturday, making it the country's first privately developed model to reach outer space.
Interstellar Technology Inc. said the unmanned MOMO-3, launched from its test site on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, reached about 113 kilometers in altitude before falling into the Pacific Ocean after around eight minutes of flight time.