Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html
Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html
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Congrats to Honda! For lack of a better source: [https://youtube.com/shorts/KP4czukTHVY?si=vu6-zpZfg0e5aeO2](https://youtube.com/shorts/KP4czukTHVY?si=vu6-zpZfg0e5aeO2)
Well that was unexpected yet awesome. I hope they are able to scale the design.
Now that’s the Honda I know. They like to play around with stuff. There playing around with robotics created Asimo. Playing around with turbines lead to the Honda Jet. I had no idea they were playing around with rockets.
I am excited to see where this leads.
The worst case is that this is an experience for their engineers to learn.
Kudos to Honda! Their flight milestone is as significant as the [SpaceX “Grasshopper”](https://www.space.com/26042-spacex-grasshopper.html) was in 2012/13.
It’s good to see some potential competition to SpaceX. It’s not that I don’t like the company and what it does but there really needs to be more than just one country with access to space. Yes, I know there are lots of expendable options but I don’t believe they can be competitive without huge subsidies and, unfortunately, in the long run, cost matters.
On a side note, I wonder what else Honda are up to? It would be amazing to get a sneaky look at all the stuff they’re researching.