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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket
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LorenDB
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17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC
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brianbreslin
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17 Jun 25 15:49 UTC
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Is this a precursor to a viable alternative to any of SpaceX products?
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oldpersonintx2
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17 Jun 25 15:54 UTC
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there are already alternatives to SpaceX products
reaching an altitude of 300 meters
...but this isn't one of them, yet
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stego-tech
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17 Jun 25 15:54 UTC
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Not at this stage. Looks like they used a smaller rocket to test the core concepts involved, rather than build a huge, production-ready platform like SpaceX. Good to see Japanese industry still improving their self-reliance.
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wingspar
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17 Jun 25 16:00 UTC
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Seems like this test is equivalent to the SpaceX Starhopper which went 150m...
https://spacenews.com/spacexs-starhopper-completes-test-flig...
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17 Jun 25 16:04 UTC
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