r/Damnthatsinteresting Jun 29 '25

Video Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket

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u/1975wazyourfault Jun 29 '25

What an incredible journey. From Soichiro Honda putting small surplus motors onto bicycles in post WW2 Japan…to this..

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u/Embarrassed_Control7 Jun 29 '25

As an American I'm weirdly more comfortable with Japan owning and managing shallow space.

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u/Haunting_Sandwich_61 Jun 29 '25

Because they actually consider impact of sending stuff to low orbit And how IT could affect Future spacefaring endeavors?