The H3 Launch Vehicle was returned to a building for assembling at the Tanegashima Space Center in Minamitane Town, Kagoshima Prefecture on February 18.Photo: Yomiuri Shimbun (AP) Update: 9:35 p.m. ET: The H3 rocket left the launch pad on time, ...

A view of Rocket Lab’s Electron Rocket.Photo: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab is riding the wave from last year’s success, gearing up for rapid back-to-back launches from sites in New Zealand and the United States. One of the planned launches will ...