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JAXA Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket with 40-Second Hover Flight

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Space.com

10 views • Jul 29, 2026

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JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries successfully tested the Reusable Vehicle eXperiment (RV-X), a prototype designed to advance reusable rocket technology.

During the 40-second flight at the Noshiro Rocket Testing Center in Akita Prefecture, Japan, the vehicle lifted off, hovered, and landed safely back on its launch pad.

Credit: JAXA

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