Two launch failures: Japan’s new KAIROS rocket has not-unexpected maiden failure but unusual one for China’s Long March 2C (Corrected)

Two launch failures: Japan’s new KAIROS rocket has not-unexpected maiden failure but unusual one for China’s Long March 2C (Corrected)

At 0201 GMT on 13 March 2024, the maiden flight from the Kii Space Port, Japan, of the Japanese commercial KAIROS (Kii-based Advanced and Instant ROcket System) launch vehicle carrying a dummy satellite ended in failure after only five seconds of flight.  The solid...
Mel’s Good Space: International Women’s Day

Mel’s Good Space: International Women’s Day

March marks International Women’s Day (March 8th), and Women’s History Month, and here in the space industry we are fortunate to have amazing females blazing new paths. However, less than 25% of the workforce is female, and at a leadership level it is even fewer, with...