TOKYO -- Honda Motor will launch a test rocket by 2030 as it looks to enter the small satellite launch business, the Japanese car company announced Thursday, applying combustion-engine and other automotive technologies to new areas, even as the car industry shifts to electric vehicles.
The satellite launch business is heating up and includes startups such as Tesla CEO Elon Musk's SpaceX, as private companies look to space as a new growth market.
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