The last project for Honda takes it to new horizons – literally.
The Japanese auto industry announced on Wednesday that it has been successfully launched and fell “experimental to it Re -useThe company’s officials said that the supporter of approximately 21 feet reached an altitude of 890 feet before landing perpendicular again.
The test trip also indicates that space operations around the world Expansion in the commercial sector Instead of limiting a handful of government space agencies.
The company has not yet revealed how to enhance the marketing of its missile technologies, or what Al -Mazazon could use, but it said that the research is part of Honda’s efforts in “sustainable transport”.
“We believe that Rocket Research is a meaningful endeavor that enhances the technological strengths of Honda,” Toshiiro MIBE, global CEO of Honda, He said in a statement.
The test and landing took place on Tuesday at the Honda facility in Taika, in the Japanese province of Hokkaido. The trip lasted 56.6 seconds, and the missile fell within about 15 inches from the target landing site, according to the company.
Honda said it was then aimed at launching without Oforit by 2029. The over or orbital flights are not entering the Earth, but rather to the edge of the space at an altitude of more than 65 miles.
Honda announced for the first time that it invaded the space industry in 2021, but it is not much known about the types of ongoing projects, or its potential applications. The company said that the work depends on other Honda works, including Mechanical driving systems.
“In today’s world, huge amounts of data are consumed, with the increasing expectation of greater use of the data system in outer space through the expanded use of satellites,” company officials He said in a press release. “In light of this trend, the need for satellite release will increase in the coming years.”
Reusable missiles are seen as a way to make launch a more sustainable and cost -effective space. Spacex remains at the forefront of the field, with a reusable Falcon 9 missile. The American company is also developing a supporter of the next generation, known as championshipHe says it will be completely reused in the end.
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