TEST FIRE FIZZLE
The Mitsubishi LE-7A first-stage H-2A booster engine failed in its first ground test firing at the Japanese National Space Development Agency's Tanegashima Space Center off Kyushu Island. The engine automatically cut off at 16 sec. into a planned 30-sec. test. Officials said it appears the...
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