Honda is celebrating 60 years since its first entry into Formula One competition this summer with its first race-winning F1 machine, the Honda RA272, attending global special events including the ...

Honda's experimental reusable rocket is seen during what the company said was its successful test launch from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on on June 17, 2025. / Credit: Honda R&D Co. Ltd.

Honda's experimental reusable rocket is seen during what the company said was its successful test launch from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido on on June 17, 2025. Honda R&D Co. Ltd.

In late 2024, the company established the Space Development Division at American Honda to promote technology development in the U.S. and enhance collaboration with the U.S. space industry.

Honda has successfully launched and landed a reusable rocket, reaching nearly 300 meters in altitude during a 56.6-second test flight. The company began pursuing space technology in 2021, using ...

In 2021, Honda teased that it had already started developing a prototype rocket engine. There's been little buzz about the reusable rocket since then, but it hasn't hidden its broader space ambitions.

Maybe cars, trucks, and motorcycles aren't exciting enough, because Honda is moving into space vehicles. The company has announced that it has successfully flown a reusable rocket to an altitude ...

Honda’s latest venture is taking it to new heights — literally. The Japanese carmaker announced Wednesday that it successfully launched and landed its own “experimental reusable rocket ...

Honda said the rocket reached an altitude of 271.4 meters (roughly 890 feet), and landed within 37 centimeters of the target touchdown point. Total flight duration was 56.6 seconds.

Honda has entered the commercial spaceflight arena with the successful demonstration of a reusable launch vehicle (RLV), marking a significant step toward the Japanese automaker’s goal of ...