Honda successfully launched & landed its own reusable rocket

[FourWheelDrift]

https://www.theverge.com/news/689183/honda-reusabl...

[CoolHands]

That’s pretty cool. Amazing that a long thin pencil like object can be kept upright on descent.

[Cristio Nasser]

You can balance a broom stick upright on your hand, right? Same principle.

[Pebbles167]

Indeed it's a little counter intuitive perhaps, but the length is actually beneficial to it's stability due to the higher moment of inertia.

Cool rocket, interesting video for sure.

[hidetheelephants]

I approve, if only because they're eschewing the deplorable modern trend of designing rockets that look like willies