Honda dreams of space. Successful reusable rocket test

The test of the prototype multiple use of the Japanese Honda group, the second largest car manufacturer, was successful – the Japanese media said. By 2029, the company wants to develop a technology enabling suborbital flights.

The rocket measuring about six meters reached a ceiling of almost 300 meters, after which in a controlled manner landed only 37 cm from the designated point. Lot minute was the first successful landing of the Honda rocket after reaching a significant height – said the concern on Tuesday.

The company, which in 2021 announced research on space technologies, intends to develop technology enabling suborbital flights to 2029, using its experience in the automotive industry and autonomous systems.

Suborbital flights are a type of space flights in which the vehicle reaches the limit of space, but does not enter the orbit and does not perform the full orbital circulation around the Earth.

The company emphasizes the growing demand for rockets to take out satellites, which in the future could be used for communication and monitoring of the environment, e.g. climate change.

The development of multiple use systems is of key importance for reducing costs and increasing the frequency of space missions. As the AFP agency pointed out, the reusable rocket market is developing dynamically, and the leader in this field is, among others American company Spacex Elona Muska.

Krzysztof Pawliszak (PAP)

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