Taiwanese Company Seeks to Launch Rocket from Japan — VOA Learning English
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A Taiwanese business is seeking to become the first foreign company to launch a rocket from Japan.
The planned launch comes as Japan keeps on a path to invest $26 billion in its space agency over the next 10 years. The idea is to create a space hub for other nations in Asia.
The private Taiwanese company is called TiSpace. It was started in 2016 by current and former officials from the country’s space agency. It has not yet completed a successful rocket launch.
TiSpace’s most recent launch attempt came in 2022. The effort was in cooperation with Australian company AtSpace. The launch attempt failed because of a fuel-related issue. The rocket to be launched in Japan is a different design.
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