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TOKYO: On Thursday morning, Japan successfully launched the H-IIA rocket carrying the moon lander of the national space agency, following three postponements last month due to unfavorable weather conditions.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that the rocket lifted off as scheduled from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was responsible for manufacturing the rocket and overseeing the launch.This rocket is transporting JAXA's Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) spacecraft, affectionately known as the "moon sniper" due to its experimental precision landing technology. SLIM's...