JAXA Successfully Tests Reusable Rocket with 40-Second Hover Flight

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