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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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1355 points LorenDB | 2 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.564s | source
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whatever1 ◴[17 Jun 25 16:02 UTC] No.44300677[source]▶
Question why is it so easy today to build reusable rockets? Is it because the onboard cpu speed of the chips can solve more granular control problems with low latency?
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numpad0 ◴[17 Jun 25 18:20 UTC] No.44302135[source]▶
It's not hard-hard to build recoverable rockets, but it's hard to make money launching reusable rockets that goes to space. This one is not going to space, not making money, and not clear if it's reusable.

Most launch suppliers just make rockets single-use and write it off because it's not like you're launching weekly. Who knows how much it costs in labor and parts to refurbish landed rockets, it's probably cheaper to just keep making new ones.

^ you know what to say in response to this; we're all in the process of finding out which one is more correct.

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1. SoftTalker ◴[17 Jun 25 18:33 UTC] No.44302286[source]▶
What is the point of making a recoverable rocket if not to reuse it (or at least reuse substantial components)?
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2. numpad0 ◴[17 Jun 25 19:44 UTC] No.44303083[source]▶
Exactly why the rest of the world isn't jumping into it. $THEY are still skeptical of airplane style rapid reuse, so much so that vehicles with zero reusability like Mitsubishi H3 are still being designed from clean sheet.