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Toyota is ‘exploring rockets’ and has made its first investment into Interstellar Technologies


Japanese automaker Toyota is "exploring rockets," chairman Akio Toyoda announced on stage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving

Japanese automaker Toyota is “exploring rockets,” chairman Akio Toyoda announced on stage at CES 2025 on Monday, while hinting at the idea of moving people through space. Toyoda initially didn’t offer any details except for showing a rendering on stage of a rocket designed by Interstellar Technologies, a private Japanese spaceflight company that’s working on a small launch vehicle made to put satellites into space. He previously worked at The Verge, where he also covered consumer technology, hosted many short- and long-form videos, performed product and editorial photography, and once nearly passed out in a Red Bull Air Race plane.

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