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Japanese private startup Space One Co. said Sunday that it is planning to launch a rocket in December, after its attempt to send a satellite-carrying projectile earlier this year failed in an explosion shortly after lift-off. The company said the Kairos rocket will be launched from its spaceport in western Japan. In March, its first Kairos rocket exploded in midair after a computer within the projectile executed a self-destruction order. Space One was set up in 2018 by Canon Electronics Inc., IHI Aerospace Co. and other entities, seeking to commercialize space delivery services by lowering cos…

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