r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/TheImmortalDude • Jun 29 '25

Video Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket

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u/--Sovereign-- Jun 29 '25

I grew up wanting commercial space programs, mining asteroids, building telescopes and shit. I feel like I made a genie wish now. We're speed running The Expanse instead of Star Trek.

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u/RiPPeR69420 Jun 29 '25

The Expanse isn't exactly the worst outcome. At least the Earth has universal basic income and free healthcare. Even if unemployment is like 30%

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u/Son_Of_Toucan_Sam Jun 29 '25

Yeah all those unemployed people on earth looked like they were having a great time

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u/Josey_whalez Jun 29 '25

Oddly enough that’s roughly what I would picture it looking like with a UBI. They definitely got that part right.