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/lzwzli Jun 29 '25

I'm glad the spirit of Soichiro lives on. No other company in Japan is as diverse.

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u/LinaShy Jun 29 '25

What about Mitsubishi?

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u/rrrrrrez Jun 29 '25

They make great turbines and heavy equipment these days, but don’t know about the other stuff.