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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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1355 points LorenDB | 9 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.305s | source | bottom
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EvanAnderson ◴[17 Jun 25 15:56 UTC] No.44300632[source]▶
I often described my wife's old Honda Civic, which we finally sold (still running and able to be driven) w/ just north of 340,000 miles, as having been to the moon and on its way back. I like the idea that someday Honda hardware could, in fact, send something to the moon.
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1. jamesgill ◴[17 Jun 25 17:07 UTC] No.44301333[source]▶
Perhaps Honda should launch an old Civic into space, like Musk's Tesla.
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2. EvanAnderson ◴[17 Jun 25 17:25 UTC] No.44301499[source]▶
A Civic would be on-brand, but an S2000 convertible with an ASIMO waving from the driver's seat would be much more fun.
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3. nick486 ◴[17 Jun 25 17:32 UTC] No.44301592[source]▶
find an old one, connect the odometer to count the distance flown in addition to the x00k miles it already has, stream the video as it flies around the moon and back.

would be a fun publicity stunt.

4. caycep ◴[17 Jun 25 17:33 UTC] No.44301600[source]▶
S2000 is worth too much, in SoCal, their going rate is probably equal or above that of an equivalent Porsche Boxster/Cayman of the same era...
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5. bookofjoe ◴[17 Jun 25 17:36 UTC] No.44301630[source]▶
$18,450: not bad! https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/listing/409969476?sourceContex...
6. kreetx ◴[17 Jun 25 18:16 UTC] No.44302097[source]▶
I'd still send the Civic. Sending another convertible is imitation, but sending a Civic, a people's car, especially an older model, would by quite humorous.
7. rconti ◴[17 Jun 25 18:20 UTC] No.44302138{3}[source]▶
Not just SoCal; watch the auction sites. I really only wanted an AP2 in Rio Yellow Pearl, and their values are perilously close to $30k. In fact, a 70k mile example I bid on last year on BaT or C&B (in San Jose) went for over $30k.

Ultimately I "gave up" and just bought a 981 Boxster S (a 2013) for $42k. A 986 Boxster from the same era as an S2000 would absolutely be S2k prices.

I owned a Miata and wanted to own an S2k before moving up to the Boxster, but for today's asking prices, it just didn't make sense.

8. wmeredith ◴[17 Jun 25 19:45 UTC] No.44303094{3}[source]▶
I'm fairly certain that an S2000's current worth is a rounding error in rocket-science economics.
9. agumonkey ◴[17 Jun 25 20:07 UTC] No.44303372[source]▶
perhaps they could launch Elon into space, that would be civic