Japan postpones launch of lunar lander-carrying H2A rocket

TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan postponed on Monday the lift-off of an H2A rocket carrying a probe that will attempt to make the nation's first lunar landing.

The delay of the mission, due to strong winds, was announced by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the manufacturer of the rocket.

The domestically made rocket was scheduled to launch on Monday morning from Tanegashima Space Center on Tanegashima Island