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Honda Joins Space Race by Launching Successful Reusable Rocket
- NaOH 1y agoPrevious discussion: Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300102 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300102 - June 025 (427 comments)
- stevage 1y ago> And given that Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just recorded its fourth failed rocket launch in a row, they will no doubt be paying attention to how Honda approaches its launches. Honda's rocket is a tiny little toy. Spacex does not have anything relevant to learn from them yet.
- hughes 1y agoFour failed launches in a row, if you don't count all the successful launches.
- DoesntMatter22 1y agoOf a rocket bigger than any other rocket that's ever made it into space
- hughes 1y agoI was referring to Falcon
- mlhpdx 1y agoMaybe. Honda has made some industry-defining advances in areas others already occupied. I’d be paying attention.
- detritus 1y agoMusk himself suggested many years ago that achieving success is harder with smaller rockets than larger ones. The analogy he used at the time was the difference between balancing a pencil upright in your hand versus a brush pole.
- rasz 1y ago> suborbital, 6.3 meters Just like Honda joined robotics race when they launched Asimo.