Privately launched Momo-4 rocket fails after liftoff, crashes into sea off Hokkaido
A small experimental rocket launched by a Japanese aerospace startup failed shortly after takeoff Saturday when its onboard computer detected an abnormality and shut off the engine. It then crashed into the sea. The Momo-4 vehicle was Interstellar Technologies Inc.'s fourth rocket designed to carry ...
Days after the first successful launch of his privately built rocket, entrepreneur Takafumi Horie said Wednesday his aerospace startup Interstellar Technologies Inc. may soon catch up with industry leaders such as SpaceX in the commercial space rocket-launching business. Horie also said the company will be ...
Takafumi Horie: Bane of the old guard
In many ways, Heisei has been an era of reform, peppered with tales of mavericks who challenged those at the helm of an entrenched business and political system they viewed as opaque and rife with vested interests.
Interstellar Technology's second rocket crashes seconds after liftoff in Hokkaido
The launch of what would have been Japan's first privately developed rocket to reach outer space failed Saturday after it burst into flames just seconds after liftoff from Hokkaido, its developer said. Officials of Interstellar Technologies Inc., founded in Hokkaido by former Livedoor Co. President ...
The launch of what would have been Japan's first privately developed rocket to reach outer space failed Sunday off Hokkaido after telemetry was lost, forcing it to be aborted, the Hokkaido-based developer said. Officials from Interstellar Technologies Inc., founded by former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi ...
Fog delays private space venture's rocket launch in Hokkaido
The launch of a small rocket privately developed by a Hokkaido-based space venture was delayed by fog Saturday and pushed back to Sunday, the company said. Interstellar Technologies Inc., founded by former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie, plans to make its 10-meter sounding rocket, called ...
NHK apologizes for Hitler-'No War' T-shirt worn by Takafumi Horie on air
Public broadcaster NHK apologized Wednesday over a cartoon drawing of Adolf Hitler's face that was printed on a T-shirt worn by a talk show guest. The black T-shirt worn by entrepreneur Takafumi Horie also carried a "NO WAR" message on one side and a peace ...
Hokkaido venture to launch privately developed rocket into space
Interstellar Technologies Inc., a space venture based in Hokkaido, will launch a small rocket developed independently without government funding on July 29. MOMO, a sounding rocket measuring 10 meters long, will launch from a test site in the town of Taiki and is designed to ...
Horie sees bitcoin as route to more security, less government
The failure earlier this year of Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox may have stirred Japanese doubts about the credibility of the digital currency. But despite its demise, many people worldwide view bitcoin technology as a world-changing innovation. Among them is Takafumi Horie, 42, former president ...
Hashimoto is Horie's kind of guy
Takafumi Horie, 40, the recently paroled founder of Internet firm Livedoor Co., said Wednesday he wants embattled Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto to become prime minister one day, citing his "ability to challenge" and "alter the status quo" of politics. Arrested in 2006 and later sentenced ...
Fallen tycoon Horie freed from jail
Takafumi Horie, former president of the Internet firm Livedoor Co. and an entrepreneurial hero for young generations, is paroled after spending 21 months behind bars.
