Saw Clear Usui’s coverage of it on Twitter. Sad to see it happen but hopefully there will be a replacement coming along in the pipeline.
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«because the second combustion of the second stage engine did not rise normally and stopped early, it was unable to put “Michibiki Unit 5” into the planned trajectory and failed to launch.»
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Saw Clear Usui’s coverage of it on Twitter. Sad to see it happen but hopefully there will be a replacement coming along in the pipeline.
«because the second combustion of the second stage engine did not rise normally and stopped early, it was unable to put “Michibiki Unit 5” into the planned trajectory and failed to launch.»
Translated from [JAXA Press Release](https://www.jaxa.jp/press/2025/12/20251222-2_j.html).
This kind of thing never happens to me