Interstellar Technologies MOMO5 Launch Failure

Interstellar Technologies launched its MOMO5 sounding rocket from the company’s launchpad in Taiki Town, Hokkaido at 20:15 UTC on Saturday 13 June 2020. Shortly after liftoff, the rocket suffered an anomaly which forced Interstellar Technologies to send an abort instruction to the rocket. The mission ended in failure with the rocket crashing into the Pacific Ocean. Video credit: Interstellar Technologies