Japan may delay its Mars moon sampling mission MMX due to rocket problems Japan’s ambitious mission to explore the two mini moons of Mars could be facing a lengthy delay as JAXA's new H3 rocket, which will launch MMX, failed on its debut flight in March. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RMH4iPBHsybrCo3WhDSfhF.jpg https://www.space.com/japan-may-delay-mars-moon-sampling-mission-mmx