Tokyo-based startup Innovative Space Carrier Inc. will develop a reusable satellite launch rocket in partnership with a U.S rocket engine maker, aiming for commercial use by around 2030. The ASCA-1 rocket will be powered by an engine developed by U.S. partner Ursa Major Technologies Inc. and built under what Innovative Space Carrier calls Japan’s first development project for a reusable launch vehicle. Reusable rockets, capable of multiple launches, can lower costs. For the Japanese startup, satellite launch services are a first step in its plan to operate a spacecraft by the 2040s capable of …