The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency has set a record for the smallest-ever rocket to launch a satellite into orbit, using a SS-520 sounding rocket modified to include a third stage carrying a 13 ...
Though Elon Musk might disagree, bigger isn’t always better, at least not when it comes to breaking records. Over the weekend, Japan launched a miniature satellite by way of a modified SS-520 ...
Japan’s SS-520-4 rocket was, in a word, adorable. The size of a telephone pole, it was tiny compared to its gigantic competition. And the rocket was supposed to launch an equally petite satellite into ...