Japan's reusable rocket prototype flight test is again halted.

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△ Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s reusable vehicle experimental craft (file photo)

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on March 30 that it has canceled the flight test of the small experimental vehicle RV-X for reusable rocket development, which was originally scheduled for that day.

It is reported that during the flight test preparations at a facility in Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture, the device used to separate the pipeline from the body of the vehicle failed to operate normally after the fuel injection pipeline was removed before the flight.

The RV-X is approximately 7.3 meters long and 1.8 meters in diameter, and it was initially scheduled for its first flight test on the 7th of this month, but was postponed several times due to weather conditions. On the 25th of this month, the first flight test of the RV-X was aborted due to an unexpected situation before launch. (Reporter: Lin Bohan)

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