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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: 0.208s | source
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robszumski ◴[17 Jun 25 15:57 UTC] No.44300646[source]▶
For reference, Rocket Lab's Electron has a wet mass of 13,000 kg. This rocket is much smaller at 1,312 kg wet mass.
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delichon ◴[17 Jun 25 16:49 UTC] No.44301143[source]▶

  Falcon 9           433k kg  
  Atlas V            547k kg
  Starship         1,200k kg
  Starship Booster 3,600k kg
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Certhas ◴[17 Jun 25 17:07 UTC] No.44301330[source]▶
k kg is a funny unit... Much more readable than Mg of course. Tonnes would also work...
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1. carabiner ◴[17 Jun 25 18:29 UTC] No.44302243[source]▶
I like kilodollars for salaries and kilofeet for elevation though.