Japan’s Epsilon S Rocket Test Ends in Fiery Explosion, Marking Another Big Setback

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Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (Jaxa) new solid fuel rocket Epsilon stands on a launching pad at Jaxa's Uchinoura Space Center at Kimotsuki town in Kagoshima prefecture, Japan's southern island of Kyushu on August 27, 2013.

The Epsilon S rocket was supposed to launch early next year, but the recent blast will likely delay its debut by several months.