Posted on 03/04/2026 9:48:31 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Watch as Space One launches Kairos for the 3rd time; sadly the mission ended in failure following an anomaly and break up during the first stage of flight.
>BREAKING! SpaceOne Kairos-3 Launch from Japan Breaks Up In Flight | 3:10
The Launch Pad | 724K subscribers | 5,847 views | March 4, 2026
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Bummer.
Space travel is hard.
CC
As is rocket science.
It wasn’t manned was it? Loss of hardware is one thing, loss of life is worse.
Back to the drawing board...
Just a satellite.
Good to hear... even for folks who are technically a competitor.
Heck, I don’t even want Russian or Chinese astronauts to die on their way up.
Space, is big enough for us all. Literally.
ruh roh
There’s all the old films of rocket failures. One, rather short & fat, ascends about 3 feet then goes BOOM.
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