Space One Kairos was scheduled to rise on March 9, 2024 from a quiet stretch of coast in Wakayama, but the sea itself interfered and the attempt was scrubbed when a vessel drifted into the exclusion zone.

Four days later, on March 13, ignition proceeded. Seconds after liftoff, the vehicle triggered its own termination protocol and disassembled midair. The event was brief, controlled, and absolute. The program continues under observation by its operator, Space One, with future attempts framed not as spectacle, but as correction.

Space One logged the event as a malfunction. Others might log it as a ritual interruption.