Space One Co., a Japanese startup backed by Canon Inc., failed to send its first rocket to space, a major setback in efforts to join a booming market for commercial launches. The lightweight Kairos rocket exploded in flames just seconds after taking off around 11 a.m. Wednesday morning local time from Space Port Kii, about … Read more
TOKYO — A rocket that was supposed to become Japan’s first from the private sector to put a satellite into orbit exploded shortly after takeoff Wednesday, livestreamed video showed. Online video showed the rocket called Kairos blasting off from Wakayama Prefecture, in central Japan, a mountainous area filled with trees, but exploding midair within seconds. … Read more
The Hyundai Group, manufacturers of many of our favorite electric cars, has set its sights on becoming a leader in electric aircraft. At CES 2024, Hyundai’s advanced air mobility wing Supernal pulled back the curtain on its new, second-generation S-A2, an electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, air taxi. The Korean company announced that … Read more
We now have a better sense of what may have caused the Japan Airlines crash in Tokyo. A Japanese coast-guard aircraft that the passenger jet hit while landing wasn’t cleared to take off. Transcripts from just before the crash appear to contradict the coast-guard pilot’s claim. A coast-guard aircraft that collided with a Japan Airlines … Read more
Offset and Quavo are paying tribute to Takeoff on the one-year anniversary of his death. “The times we spent is priceless what we built in this game they never wanted to give us our flowers,” Offset wrote on Instagram, sharing a black-and-white video of the trio performing together as Migos. “We influenced the world…I Love you Take you still here … Read more
Offset and Quavo are honoring their fallen Migos brother, Takeoff, on the one-year anniversary of his fatal shooting … sharing a look back at their better days together. Offset posted about Takeoff Wednesday, which marks a year since he was shot outside a bowling alley in Houston. He wrote, “The times we spent is priceless … Read more
Offset is opening up about the future of Migos. The hip hop group has been on hiatus since the tragic killing of one of it’s members, Takeoff, in November 2022. Over the summer, remaining members Offset and Quavo reunited to perform a tribute to Takeoff at the 2023 BET Awards. Now, Offset is speaking out … Read more