Rocket explodes and plummets to ground just seconds after lift off in Japan
The 10-metre pencil rocket lifted just slightly off its launch pad before crashing to the ground and disappearing into a fireball following an engine failure
A rocket burst into flames and crashed back down to the ground just seconds after taking off in Japan.
The MOMO-2 rocket, developed by Japanese start-up company Interstellar Technologies, exploded and plummeted back down to earth just six seconds after lift-off.
It was launched early Saturday in Taiki town on Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island and was supposed to reach as high as 100 kilometres (62 miles) into space.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/rocket-launch-crash-japan-explosion-six-seconds-after-lift-off-a8424611.html