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    Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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    1355 points LorenDB | 12 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 1.04s | source | bottom
    1. almosthere ◴[17 Jun 25 19:49 UTC] No.44303167[source]▶
    They should have totally had a Civic in the background and a guy mowing the lawn near the sprinkler.
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    2. bozhark ◴[17 Jun 25 21:06 UTC] No.44303953[source]▶
    Generational engine ad Needs some F1
    3. bee_rider ◴[18 Jun 25 01:50 UTC] No.44305944[source]▶
    Hondas at least used to (I haven’t kept up) have that great cheap/reliable car reputation… “the Honda of rockets” has a good ring to it I think, haha.
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    4. zharknado ◴[18 Jun 25 02:40 UTC] No.44306197[source]▶
    “Sure, your rocket’s reusable, but can it go 300k miles on the original engine?”
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    5. blt ◴[18 Jun 25 03:54 UTC] No.44306523[source]▶
    Awaiting the rocket engine equivalent of the K20.
    6. throwaway2037 ◴[18 Jun 25 06:20 UTC] No.44307112[source]▶
    And the Civic should be towing a small boat with a Honda outboard motor. :)
    7. LargoLasskhyfv ◴[18 Jun 25 06:33 UTC] No.44307187[source]▶
    And a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_HA-420_HondaJet circling in the air, and filming from up there :-)
    8. Intermernet ◴[18 Jun 25 09:04 UTC] No.44308050[source]▶
    Asimo robot mowing the lawn :-)
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    9. hajhatten ◴[18 Jun 25 09:23 UTC] No.44308157[source]▶
    On a self-balancing motorcycle
    10. hajhatten ◴[18 Jun 25 09:25 UTC] No.44308171[source]▶
    They still are, they're still references in durability/quality for motorcycles as well (together with the other Japanese manufacturers).
    11. perilunar ◴[18 Jun 25 11:57 UTC] No.44309093{3}[source]▶
    300k miles is only about 12 low earth orbits, so easily achievable by a second stage booster (though it’s going to be coasting for most of it). Not so easy for a booster though.
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    12. bee_rider ◴[18 Jun 25 12:01 UTC] No.44309117{4}[source]▶
    Really once the rocket is in space, the joke kinda falls apart; frictionless vacuum and all that.