Honda Joins Space Race by Launching Successful Reusable Rocket

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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300102 - June 025 (427 comments)

> suborbital, 6.3 meters

Just like Honda joined robotics race when they launched Asimo.

> And given that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just recorded its fourth failed rocket launch in a row, they will no doubt be paying attention to how Honda approaches its launches.

Honda's rocket is a tiny little toy. Spacex does not have anything relevant to learn from them yet.

Four failed launches in a row, if you don't count all the successful launches.

Of a rocket bigger than any other rocket that's ever made it into space

I was referring to Falcon

Maybe. Honda has made some industry-defining advances in areas others already occupied. I’d be paying attention.

Musk himself suggested many years ago that achieving success is harder with smaller rockets than larger ones.

The analogy he used at the time was the difference between balancing a pencil upright in your hand versus a brush pole.