An explosion occurred during a rocket test in Japan

A minute after the start of testing of the Epsilon-S launch vehicle, a large explosion occurred at the test site. The incident was caught on video.

In northern Japan, in Akita Prefecture, at the Noshiro test site, the engine of the second stage of the Epsilon-S solid-propellant rocket was tested. A minute after the start of the tests, an explosion occurred. The cause of the incident was not specified, according to preliminary data, there were no casualties, Jiji news agency reported.

Epsilon-S is an improved version of the Epsilon rocket, it was developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) together with the IHI corporation, RBC specifies.