Honda, the second largest car manufacturer of Japan, successfully tested the experimental reusable space rocket on Hoda’s Japanese island, the company said in a surprising announcement.
The company said in a statement on Tuesday, “The test was successfully completed, the first time Honda landed a rocket after reaching a height of about 300 meters (1,000 ft).”
The Karmarker aims to achieve the suborbital space flight in 2029. In 2021, Honda stated that space technologies were discovered again as a purpose rocket, but no announcement was made before Tuesday’s test.
“Honda chose to take the technical challenge of developing rockets re -developing rockets by using Honda technologies collected in the development of various products and automatic driving systems,” said this.
The company said that it has not taken any decision on commercialization of this technique, but it has the ability to contribute more to the daily life of people by launching satellites with its own rocket, which may be the lead lead lead lead lead lead. “
It states that increasing expansion for “Data System in Outer Space” is likely to demand satellite launch rockets in the coming years.
Space race returns
NASA was the first person to successfully test a re -appropriate spacecraft with Space Shuttle, which began in the 1980s. Booster rockets can be landed from the sea and renewed, while the shuttle was designed to land like an airplane.
Recently, Spacex of Elon Musk which is known for reusable rockets that are safely returned to Earth. It has been used to establish a global satellite Internet network starryn.
Japan’s space agency Jacksa is on a mission to become a prominent player at satellite launch. The Japanese government has established a multibibilian dollar space venture fund to subsidize private rockets, encouraging many Japanese startups to work on the technology again.
Meanwhile, Honda’s rival Toyota, who is the world’s largest vehicle manufacturer from sales, announced his investment in Japan’s rocket manufacturer Intersteller Technologies earlier this year.
Edited by: ZAC Crellin
