About 10-meter-long, 1.15-ton MOMO 2 goes in flames seconds after liftoff at Taiki, Hokkaido on June 30, 2018. Interstellar Technologies Inc., founded by former Livedoor Co. President Takafumi Horie, aimed MOMO 2 to become the nation's first rocket developed entirely by a private company to reach outer space.( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )