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Honda conducts successful launch and landing of experimental reusable rocket

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1355 points LorenDB | 2 comments | 17 Jun 25 15:02 UTC | HN request time: 0.489s | source
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3ds ◴[17 Jun 25 17:14 UTC] No.44301389[source]▶
Here is the video which they should have put in the post:

https://global.honda/content/dam/site/global-en/topics-new/c...

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api_or_ipa ◴[17 Jun 25 18:16 UTC] No.44302100[source]▶
Watching the video, when the rocket lifted-off, it stood on a couple small risers. When it landed, the risers were gone. Did someone run out there and grab them?
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feoren ◴[17 Jun 25 18:42 UTC] No.44302395[source]▶
Despite the other comments, the landing spot is clearly the same as where it took off. Take a screenshot at 0:09 and one at 0:48 and you can see that it's most certainly the same pad. The camera has moved slightly to the left on the landing, that's all.

Someone must have run out and grabbed the risers.

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Kye ◴[17 Jun 25 19:29 UTC] No.44302931[source]▶
>> "Despite the other comments, the landing spot is clearly the same as where it took off."

Nope.

https://global.honda/en/topics/2025/c_2025-06-17ceng/image_d...

Video three and four clearly show it lands a little bit away from the risers. Same pad, but only 1/2 comments--not mine--suggested it was a different pad.

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1. close04 ◴[18 Jun 25 15:09 UTC] No.44310580[source]▶
In this video [0] at the 50-51s mark you can see the rocket landing just meters away from what looks like the 4 metal standoffs it took off from.

[0] https://www.linkedin.com/embed/feed/update/urn:li:ugcPost:73...

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2. Kye ◴[18 Jun 25 17:15 UTC] No.44311643[source]▶
I can't tell whether you're agreeing or disagreeing, or something else. You said exactly what I said in response to the comment where I said it. Can you clarify?