Japan’s space agency on Sunday tested a supersonic scramjet engine that runs without oxygen and can carry heavier payloads, public broadcaster NHK reported.
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, launched the S-520-RD rocket at 5am Tokyo time from southwestern Japan. The launch is a part of a defence ministry project.
Read the full report: NHK
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