Japan’s new H3 rocket is almost ready for launch in ’21
The H3 rocket, jointly made by Mitsubishi and Japan’s space agency JAXA, is almost ready for launch and will be shipped to is launch site shortly for a launch later this year.
According to the link, it will cut the cost of launch by half when compared with Japan’s H2A rocket. They hope this cost reduction will garner them international customers, though I wonder as the rocket is not reusable. To get those international customers they have done something interesting. Rather than putting “Nippon” on the side of the rocket, which is what the Japanese call their country, they have put “Japan” on it instead.
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The H3 rocket, jointly made by Mitsubishi and Japan’s space agency JAXA, is almost ready for launch and will be shipped to is launch site shortly for a launch later this year.
According to the link, it will cut the cost of launch by half when compared with Japan’s H2A rocket. They hope this cost reduction will garner them international customers, though I wonder as the rocket is not reusable. To get those international customers they have done something interesting. Rather than putting “Nippon” on the side of the rocket, which is what the Japanese call their country, they have put “Japan” on it instead.
Please consider donating to Behind the Black, by giving either a one-time contribution or a regular subscription, as outlined in the tip jar below. Your support will allow me to continue covering science and culture as I have for the past twenty years, independent and free from any outside influence.
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Back in the 80s I worked for Victor Co. of Japan (JVC here). We had some of the top brass visiting from Japan. Mitsubishi was one of our biggest competitors (they produce the ridiculously popular 35″ tube TVs) and I knew that they had built the Zero airplane. I asked him what we (JVC) produced for the way effort. He said, “Spekah for the radio”.
I could live with that.
I personally avoid Mitsubishi and Krups brands.
Japanese rockets have ever only launched one primary payload for a foreign customer, UAE’s Mars orbiter last year. They have been the most expensive and sponsored by the government and domestic industries.