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Honda Lands a Rocket as It Pursues Re-Usable Launchers
- On June 17, Honda successfully launched and landed a 6.3-meter experimental reusable rocket at a Taiki test facility in northern Japan.
- Honda began exploring reusable rocket technology in 2021 and, starting in 2024, has performed tests involving engine ignition and controlled hovering as part of its efforts in space technology development.
- The test aimed to demonstrate flight stability, rocket reusability, and landing capability, marking a milestone toward Honda's 2029 goal of suborbital spaceflight.
- Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe expressed satisfaction with the company’s progress in advancing their fundamental studies on rockets that can be reused.
- Honda has not decided on commercializing the rocket technology but will continue research to develop suborbital launch capabilities within the next five years.
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