H3ロケット打ち上げ、成功！

◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇ グロービッシュの 「3分で英語ニュースを読む」 Vol.92 ◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇◆◇ How are you doing? Let’s start Globish together! 今日は、ロケットの打ち上げ成功というジャパンタイ ムズの記事を読み解きましょう。 設問は；What was the rocket also carrying as piggyback payloads except for VEP-4? 【英文】 JAXA successfully launches next-generation H3 Rocket Japan’s space agency on Feb.17 succeeded in launch- ing its next-generation H3 rocket, providing a much- needed boost to the nation’s satellite-launching and space exploration ambitions after the failure of its first model nearly a year ago. The H3 liquid fuel rocket, developed by the Japan aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsubishi Heavy industries, lifted off from the Tanegashima Space center in Kagoshima Prefecture at 9:22 a.m. The H3 was carrying a 2.6-ton dummy satellite called VEP-4, weighing about the same as Earth observation satellite Daichi-3, to help test the rocket’s flight performance. Daichi-3 was lost during the failed launch of the first unit in March last year.