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Tokyo – The second largest car manufacturer in Japan, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, according to the company, while it seeks to develop in the space sector.
Honda, who hopes to develop technological prowess for a suborbital launch by 2029, made a test flight on her rocket on the northern island of Japan in Hokkaido.
“The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda won a rocket after reaching an altitude of almost 300 meters (around 984 feet),” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
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The prototype of device, about six meters (20 feet) in height, landed only 37 centimeters (a little more than one foot) of its landing point designated after the flight of one minute.
The demand for satellite launch rockets is expected to increase in the coming years as expectations increase for “a data system in space”, according to Honda’s press release.
“Honda has chosen to take up the technological challenge to develop reusable rockets using Honda technologies collected in the development of various automated products and driving systems,” he said.
In the future, rockets could be used to configure satellite communication tools and monitor environmental conditions such as global warming, Honda added.
Elon Musk spacex is known for its use of reusable rockets – a rapidly growing area with various companies worldwide to develop their own models.
The Japanese space agency, Jaxa, is also on a mission to become a major player for satellite launches, including with its H3 rocket, which is not reusable.
Meanwhile, Japanese startups argue to enter the occupied field, including Space One, which in December underwent its second launch of a failed rocket.
