zz Honda Conducts Successful Launch and Landing Test of Experimental Reusable Rocket
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TOKYO, Japan, June 17, 2025
Honda R&D Co., Ltd., a research and development subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd., today conducted a launch and landing test of an experimental reusable rocket*1 (6.3 m in length, 85 cm in diameter, 900 kg dry weight/1,312 kg wet weight) developed independently by Honda.
The test was completed successfully, the first time Honda landed a rocket after reaching an altitude of nearly 300 meters.
This test marked the first launch and landing test conducted by Honda with an aim to demonstrate key technologies essential for rocket reusability, such as flight stability during ascent and descent, as well as landing capability.
Through this successful test, Honda achieved its intended rocket behaviors for the launch and landing (reaching an altitude of 271.4 m, and landing within 37cm of the target touchdown point, with a flight duration of 56.6 sec), while obtaining data during the ascent and descent.