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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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1355 points LorenDB | 6 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.275s | source | bottom
1. 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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2. 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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3. blt ◴[18 Jun 25 03:54 UTC] No.44306523[source]▶
Awaiting the rocket engine equivalent of the K20.
4. 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).
5. perilunar ◴[18 Jun 25 11:57 UTC] No.44309093[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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6. bee_rider ◴[18 Jun 25 12:01 UTC] No.44309117{3}[source]▶
Really once the rocket is in space, the joke kinda falls apart; frictionless vacuum and all that.