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Honda Joins Space Race by Launching Successful Reusable Rocket
Earlier this month, Honda successfully launched a reusable rocket that flew for 57 seconds and landed just 15 inches from its blast off point.
Photo by HondaHonda is well-known in industry circles as one of the few carmakers who produces a multitude of non-car products including motorcycles, ATVs, power equipment such as generators, lawnmowers, outboard motors and snowploughs, the HondaJet and robots such as ASIMO. Honda says its Hokkaido facility “has been developing itself as a ‘space town’ through the joint efforts of public and private sectors,” including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency(JAXA). It will be interesting to see if Honda goes all the way, and ends up competing with other private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin that are capable of conducting orbital flights.
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