Rocket engine unleashes powerful flames during firing test in Japan

Published date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:33:34 +0700

A powerful rocket engine blasted a stream of bright flames and exhaust during a firing test at Hokkaido Spaceport in Japan.

Drone footage shows the COSMOS engine firing horizontally from a test stand as flames and clouds of vapour spread around the facility.

	Hokkaido Spaceport, Launch Complex 0, Taiki, Hokkaido, Japan
	12/11/2026
	ViralPress
	VRP187108
	Duration: 01:15
	Format: Horizontal
	Rating: News safe
	hokkaido spaceport japan interstellar technologies cosmos engine zero rocket rocket engine aerospace rocket testing satellite launch orbital launch vehicle taiki space industry space exploration propulsion aerospace engineering drone footage launch vehicle private spaceflight engine testing technology development

License