Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Honda Tests Reusable Rocket, Aims for Spaceflight by 2029
Honda, a car company, tested a reusable rocket.
The rocket went up a short distance and came back down safely.
Honda hopes to launch rockets into space by 2029, potentially for launching satellites.
Reusable rockets can be used again and again, possibly making space travel cheaper.
Other companies are also working on reusable rockets, and the Japanese government is supporting this.
Honda successfully tested a reusable rocket prototype, reaching 271 meters in altitude.
The test was conducted at Honda's facility in Taiki, northern Japan.
Honda aims for a suborbital spaceflight by 2029.
The company is researching space technologies, including reusable rockets, since 2021.
Japan's government aims to double the space industry's size by the early 2030s.
- Who
- Honda R&D conducted the test.
- What
- Honda conducted a successful launch and landing test of its reusable rocket prototype.
- When
- The test occurred recently.
- Where
- The test took place at Honda's test facility in Taiki, northern Japan.
- Why
- Honda aims to achieve suborbital spaceflight by 2029 and potentially launch satellites for its services.
- Company
- Honda R&D
- Rocket Type
- Reusable
- Test Location
- Taiki, Japan
- Altitude Reached
- 271 meters
- Rocket Length
- 6.3 meters
- Target Year for Suborbital Flight
- 2029
- Japanese Space Industry Goal
- Double its size to 8 trillion yen by the early 2030s
