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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country’s space agency aborted the launch of the next-generation H3 rocket after engine trouble?
A
America
B
France
C
Oman
D
Japan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country’s first new rocket series in more than two decades.

Detailed explanation-2: -An attempted launch of the H3 on Feb. 17 was aborted at the last minute. JAXA said on March 3 that the failure was caused by electrical interference during the switch-over from an external power supply to the rocket’s internal batteries at the time of liftoff.

Detailed explanation-3: -The H3 Launch Vehicle is a Japanese expendable launch system. H3 launch vehicles are liquid-propellant rockets with strap-on solid rocket boosters and are launched from Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and JAXA are responsible for the design, manufacture, and operation of the H3.

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