I don’t follow this stuff that closely, so must be missing something. How is this that much more impressive than the rockets that land themselves?

Replies (4)

This one lands at its actually launching tower, the tower grabs it in the air, this was the first attempt, and this rocket is bigger than the statue of liberty. Those other rockets that you've likely seen land themselves are way smaller.
How the heck does the tower absorb that much shock of a giant rocket moving while it grabs it? Also, how does the rocket not fall apart from all the internal forces by being grabbed? This is beyond mindblowing