Japan space agency delays H3 rocket’s second launch due to bad weather

TOKYO (Reuters) – The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said on Tuesday it will delay the launch date of the second model of the new H3 flagship rocket from the initially planned Feb. 15 due to bad weather forecasts.

The new launch date will be announced later, JAXA said in a statement.

(Reporting by Kantaro Komiya; Editing by Christopher Cushing)