You are missing the point that size makes a difference. Obviously SpaceX has the technology to do what Honda did, but SpaceX can do ti with a real rocket.
But they can't do it with the bigger Starship rocket. Scale matters.

The only problem with that plan is that it takes a lot of energy to raise an orbit that much, I'm not sure how to make that feasible.

Lowering the orbit takes energy, too, unless you're relying solely on atmospheric drag.

If they can make progress on that kind of timeline, why wouldn't someone else be able to?

That's a fair point. Keep in mind though, it takes a while to get a whole constellation up in orbit and get all the kinks worked out, Starlink was first usable in 2020. So in total it took them in the area of 14 years from start to finish. It's also worth noting, that nobody in the space industry has really ever been able to move as fast as spaceX, they're something of an anomaly, not the norm.

So could a new company do it in 14 years? Yeah, that's definitely possible. It could happen by 2039, but I wouldn't put money on it. 25 years seems more likely.

We won't live that long.

And when SpaceX does it with real full size rockets and they explode scattering debris and chemicals everywhere, the nearby towns pay the price.

I don't see any towns being decimated by Honda's approach.

N420HA. Not sure if that's the model or the plane's license plate but either way hell yeah

Imo it's a good thing tho. Spreading our civilization across multiple planets is the only way to guarantee long long term success. Obviously we should also fix the climate change issue (and many others). But still, being spread across the solar system would give our species redundancy. An extinction event on earth like a large meteor strike would no longer be the end.

Not saying they don’t. Just saying the “ungodly hours” statement may not apply

other motorbike, mix up at the factory, enjoy your rocket

TIL that honda has its own web domain