Honda is cool they build robotics and the best motorbikes in the world per cost
Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket
Submitted 9 months ago by Pro@programming.dev to technology@lemmy.world
https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng.html
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answersplease77@lemmy.world 9 months ago
0x0@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Honda giving a whole new meaning to crotch rocket.
Oh wait, it’s an actual rocket!Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
My buddy’s 2 million mile ‘95 civic says this is a sure bet
skisnow@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
The Top Gear Reliant Robin launch reached 3000ft / 900m, although they were unable to stick the landing.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 9 months ago
If it had vtech and a fart cannon it would have hit 600m.
RadioFreeArabia@lemmy.cafe 9 months ago
Anything that erodes SpaceX’s monopoly is good for me
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Unfortunately, the next competitor will be Amazon…
And then we’ll see what happens next, getting a whole constellation up is no small feat, I can’t see a third company getting a system working before 2050.
GamingChairModel@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The satellite constellation is the natural consequence of cheaper rockets. It’s a true paradigm shift, but the pioneer in this case has only the moat of being able to spend less money per launch. If someone else can deliver payloads to low earth orbit for less than $2,000/kg, then they’ll easily be able to launch a Starlink competitor.
Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Also with starlink even one company’s constellation is causing issues with astronomers and launches.
How bad will it be if there are 5-6 different companies with their own network floating around up there. And then other countries with their own network.
defaultsamson@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
I know Blue Horizon or whatever it’s called has had minor success with rockets. What’s stopping Honda from out-competing them? Could it be a funding problem? (I know Blue Horizon has a lot of Amazon funding)
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This wasn’t much more than a toy rocket:
6.3 m in length, 85 cm in diameter,
The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda landed a rocket after reaching an altitude of nearly 300 meters.But still they were successful on their first try, so we will have to see where they take it from here. 🚀
Sturgist@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
It’s proof of tech. It’d be stupid and wasteful to do all the tests on a full size rocket.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Whatever they tested it’s probably proof of that, but such a small rocket and only 300 meters means that a lot of things were not really proven, because scale is a HUGE issue.
Just ask Elon Musk / SpaceX, the Falcon rocket is fine, but Starship is horrible. And the difference is scale.moseschrute@lemmy.world 9 months ago
There’s a YouTube channel called BPS Space where this guy spent 7 years learning how to land a model rocket space x style. He talked about how much you can learn about real rocket science even from a small model.
biofaust@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Genuinely curious: how many explosions before the successful test?
torrentialgrain@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Apparently they got it right on the first try.
biofaust@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Now that’s the real win.
robogeek@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Idk, looks more like Hitachi
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Not just for hard drives anymore.
brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 months ago
This is the second greatest YT video ever made.
harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
I wanna buy one and see what it can do with an old 4 cylinder VTEC out of a Civic Si.
Lawnman23@lemmy.world 9 months ago
What the F is every corporation’s boner with rockets? 🚀
papertowels@mander.xyz 9 months ago
Reusable rockets, in particular.
Imagine having a reusable car in a world where they were all disposable.
Cocopanda@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Because the last stage of existence on this planet. Will be febel plans to try and colonize other planets. Because our planet will start to poison us as a defensive mechanism. All of these Corporations need a plan to get off planet.
Tja@programming.dev 9 months ago
The planet isn’t doing anything, we are poisoning ourselves. Or as lemmy puts it “big evil corporations (which we support everyday because it’s cheaper than buying local/sustainable) are poisoning us”.
gerryflap@feddit.nl 9 months ago
Imo it’s a good thing tho. Spreading our civilization across multiple planets is the only way to guarantee long long term success. Obviously we should also fix the climate change issue (and many others). But still, being spread across the solar system would give our species redundancy. An extinction event on earth like a large meteor strike would no longer be the end.
coolmojo@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yes, let spend money to fuck up other planets as well instead of saving this one. /s
echodot@feddit.uk 9 months ago
It would take a lot to make Mars more habitable than Earth. This isn’t about colonisation this is simply that it’s cool to build rockets.
too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Feeble? But I think you meant futile? Idk.
fubarx@lemmy.world 9 months ago
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Honda built a rocket
Me: of course they did.
They launched the rocket
Me: naturally.
They landed the rocket.
Me: on the first try?
altphoto@lemmy.today 9 months ago
The all new Honda space Odyssey! It has a great V6 rocket engine with a 6000 million mile timing belt. After that you can buy one at amazon but it lasts 4 miles or 6 minutes.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Of all the manufacturing companies, I would expect nothing less from Honda.
curiousPJ@lemmy.world 9 months ago
How many went kaboom before this?
BoycottPro@lemm.ee 9 months ago
I hope they crush SpaceX one day.
Valmond@lemmy.world 9 months ago
By landing on them.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
An alternative to starlink would be great.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Yeah, they could have a product ready by 2045!
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 9 months ago
An alternative to anything Elon would be great.
moody@lemmings.world 9 months ago
An alternative to.space junk clogging up the sky would indeed be nice.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Well this wouldn’t be that. It would be a competitor to space junk, so increase the number of satellites in orbit by say 25%.
stephen01king@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
It sounds like he’s asking for more space junk.
KindnessIsPunk@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
And Hyundai is making tanks, what a world.
Bravo@eviltoast.org 9 months ago
Well, they’re DEVELOPING them. They’re not MAKING them yet.
JuxtaposedJaguar@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
I wonder if hydrogen fuels poses any unique risks as compared to petrol.
It’s highly explosive.
xavier666@lemm.ee 9 months ago
It’s highly explosive
That’s … why i’m here
muusemuuse@lemm.ee 9 months ago
This is a feature, not a bug.
TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 9 months ago
I mean so are the shells tank fire. If you are hit hard enough to hit the fuel cell in a tank…you have other problems.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Something something hindenberg…
Masamune@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Flying Honda Accord confirmed.
Bieren@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“But look what I can do, I’m Elon musk” …. Throws out a nazi salute.
rmuk@feddit.uk 9 months ago
It seems crazy that a company that’s only really known for cars, motorbikes, tuning forks, heat pumps, brake pads, pens, tractors, fertilizer, display panels, outboard motors, pneumatic systems, oil tankers, furniture, bricks, solar panels, ATVs, generators, dinghies, hydrogen fuel cells, crop dusters, jet engines, cultivators, hedge trimmers, lawnmowers, precision optics and robots would suddenly pivot to rockets.
simbico@lemmy.zip 9 months ago
Also a very capable downhill bike that was using a gearbox well before it got popular Honda RN-01 G-cross
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s actually interesting how similar rockets and jet engines are. You could think of a rocket as a jet (or sometimes two engines) with more focus on the afterburner and an O2 tank rather than an air intake.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
a rocket is a wingless airplane IMO
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 9 months ago
To be fair to Honda, they are doing what is expected of any companies in a capitalist system, actually innovate and diversify in order to remain competitive. Most other companies would rather stick to their traditional products and services, even if those products and services are written on the wall that they are becoming obsolete.
ChapulinColorado@lemmy.world 9 months ago
The impressive part is that they are also known for being reliable, there are the occasional issues, but overall very trustworthy products.
andros_rex@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Like how the 2018-2021 Honda Civics shipped with non functioning AC because they used the wrong type of refrigerant? They’ve also trained dealerships to deny the warranty!
It’s been in the 90s all week - I risk heat stroke in my fucking car going to work!
01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 9 months ago
drsilverworm@midwest.social 9 months ago
N420HA. Not sure if that’s the model or the plane’s license plate but either way hell yeah
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Oh damn.
bytesonbike@discuss.online 9 months ago
Incredible. What a great comment.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s almost like they’re an engineering company.
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 9 months ago
Crazy, right?
Pilferjinx@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Isn’t that Yamaha? Or is Honda the same?
burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 9 months ago
Yamaha is definitely in tune with the music. I never remember which is which, but their logo is tuning forks and depending on the product the tuning forks can extend past the circle. I think their motorcycles have it extending past.
lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
It says Honda right on the side of the engine.
CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
I wonder how it feels when VTEC kicks in on a literal rocket
Windex007@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Guess we doin rockets now
xavier666@lemm.ee 9 months ago
We got Honda launching rockets before GTA 6
NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Since when is Honda a rocket company? This is literally the first im hearing about this. They kept this quiet for a while, and im not sure why.
minkymunkey_7_7@lemmy.world 9 months ago
It’s new. Honda Space Development Division.
Honda R&D to Conduct Testing with Sierra Space and Tec-Masters on the International Space Station | Honda Global Corporate Website share.google/3CwIsYUh8eWsohht4
A lot of the global conglomerate Asian based companies do R&D across many fields, rather than just the product they’re most know for. Toshiba makes nuclear reactors! Samsung has phones and sewing machines and microchips… and nuclear reactors research.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Well they have been making crotch rockets for a long time.
ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
This is the first I have heard they were doing this. Makes spacex accomplishments less impressive. Fuck elon
SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
You have it the wrong way round. SpaceX’s accomplishments are impressive despite Elon.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 9 months ago
How does it make spaceX’s accomplishments less impressive? SpaceX pioneered it. Space X did it first, with a significantly bigger rocket and at a significantly higher altitude. Honda no doubt achieved this by looking at what spacex did and how they did it and copying it.
This actually makes spaceX’s accomplishments look even more impressive.
Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Um, no it doesn’t… At all…
This is a first step landing test, not even suborbital, it flew to a height of 300 meters. This is the point that SpaceX was at in 2011 with their grasshopper rocket.
SpaceX is regularly landing orbital hardware and working on a fully reusable rocket with a greater lifting capacity than anything else ever. It’s not really the same…
But fuck Elon, no argument there.
untakenusername@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
well Honda did this a decade later so there still is some achievement spacex has done 🤷
NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Up and down isn’t a hard problem in the grand scheme of things. It’s expensive and doesn’t offer much benefit.
Going up and over at orbital velocities and coming back is the hard part, and none of these new spaces companies have done that successfully yet.
New Glenn from Blue Orgin might be the first but it blew up coming back on their first attempt.
Rin@lemm.ee 9 months ago
Based
aleonem@lemmy.today 9 months ago
TIL honda has its own web domain
Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
TLD*
But yes, same here.