Honda successfully launched and landed its experimental reusable rocket at its facility in Japan, the company said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday. The rocket reached an altitude of 271.4

Japan's second-biggest carmaker, Honda, has successfully tested an experimental reusable rocket, the company says, as it seeks to expand into the space sector.

The Japanese automaker Honda just hit a key milestone in rocket reusability with a near-bullseye landing during a vertical test flight in Hokkaido.