Japan's first H3 rocket, designed to launch satellites and resupply space stations, fell back to Earth Monday after its second stage engine failed to ignite five minutes into an inaugural test flight, destroying the rocket and a three-ton Earth observation spacecraft. Full story: https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/03/07/japans-flagship-h3-rocket-fails-on-first-test-flight/ | Spaceflight Now

Japan's H3 rocket launch from Tanegashima Space Center, captured from a passenger plane. Japanese passenger audio (excitement like "Wow!") and visuals match known clips of the event, not a missile. | Hopewell Chin'ono