That would be expensive, considering the ultimate goal is to return to land. Spacex is close. IMO, the last attempt was somewhat successful. The rocket did land on the ship, but with too much tilt to stay upright.
I think if they didn’t have to aim for such a relatively small target, they would be successful. In other words, if the could trade lateral accuracy for vertical stability, I think they can do it. They need to figure out the margin of error before the government will let them try, though. My guess would be a radius of less than 200 yards for the margin of error.
I think if they didn’t have to aim for such a relatively small target, they would be successful.
Maybe they should send both barges out there and have terminal guidance pick the easier one. Too bad they can't launch from a barge and maneuver it so there's an baseball diamond at the right spot for a landing...after all those ISS launches could go south just as well.