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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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1355 points LorenDB | 1 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.205s | source
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leesec ◴[17 Jun 25 17:22 UTC] No.44301466[source]▶
This is a tiny rocket going up 300ms and coming back down. Happy for them but they're a long way from any utility ( and a decade+ behind other companies )
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throaway920181 ◴[17 Jun 25 17:25 UTC] No.44301492[source]▶
Which companies have this capability besides SpaceX and Blue Origin? More competition is always welcome.
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1. Rebelgecko ◴[17 Jun 25 17:28 UTC] No.44301531[source]▶
I think the DC-X program did this first in the 90s. It ran into funding issues and it turns out there isn't a ton of value in reusable rockets that only go a few hundred feet (although more advanced applications are potentially worthwhile)