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Kyodo

Japanese aerospace start-up Interstellar Technology said a small rocket it launched on Saturday morning has succeeded in reaching outer space.
Following its successful launch after two postponements earlier this week, the unmanned MOMO-3 became Japan’s first privately developed rocket to accomplish the feat.

The MOMO-3 was launched at around 5.45am at the venture company’s site on Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido.
It is the company’s third launch attempt after previous tries failed in 2017 and 2018.


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After two failed attempts, Interstellar Technology’s MOMO-3 becomes first privately developed Japanese rocket to reach outer space

A photo taken on Tuesday in Taiki shows the small rocket developed by Japanese aerospace start-up Interstellar Technology Inc. Photo: Kyodo

Interstellar Technologies Inc. President Takahiro Inagawa (L) and Takafumi Horie, who founded the aerospace venture, stand in front of its rocket MOMO-3 in Taiki, Hokkaido, northern Japan, on April 12, 2019, ahead of its launch scheduled for April 30. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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After two failed attempts, Interstellar Technology’s MOMO-3 becomes first privately developed Japanese rocket to reach outer space

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}Successful launch came after two postponements earlier this week

Successful launch came after two postponements earlier this week