Fukushima startup aiming to launch rocket from flying balloon

AstroX plans to launch a rocket from a balloon in Minamisoma, Fukushima, in 2025, after successful ground tests.

Alright, so get this—there’s this Japanese startup called AstroX out in Minamisoma, Fukushima. Now, this place went through it back in 2011, crushed by a tsunami, right? But these folks are bringing some serious innovation. They’re planning to launch a freakin’ rocket from a balloon in 2025! Their CEO, Shobu Oda, picked Minamisoma because it’s perfect—open sea, fewer planes, fewer ships. My man had zero ties to the area before 2022 but said, “We’re doing this together with the locals.” I mean, talk about turning things around! #

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