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Japan's latest chance at private rocket launch ends in flames
Japan's hopes for a thriving private spaceflight industry have been dashed once again. Interstellar Technologies' second attempt at a rocket launch has ended in spectacular fashion, with its 33-foot MOMO-2 vehicle crashing (and bursting into flames) just moments after liftoff. The company put on a brave face with word that the launch facility remained intact and a promise that it would continue the program, but it's hard to be optimistic when the 2017 launch at least cleared the launchpad area.
PS3: The disgraced internet mogul's choice
As a Joystiq reader, you've no doubt paid close attention to all the varied, conflicting opinions swirling around about the latest video game systems. But we're willing to bet there's still one question nagging at your mind, namely: "What does disgraced Internet mogul Takafumi Horie think of the PlayStation 3?"Well you can put your mind at ease: An AFP interview with the arrested former entrepreneur reveals that Horie recently bought a PS3 and thinks the system is a "good buy" and an "incredible thing" with "amazingly clear" graphics.Horie, who once bragged of plans to buy out Sony completely, said that if he ran the company he would sell the PlayStation and electronics divisions to put more focus on mobile phones. Luckily for us, Horie is no longer pursuing such plans, focusing instead on the space and life sciences industries. That and, presumably, finishing Resistance: Fall of Man.
