The only part where they fail is the last 5 seconds.
Remember how early Satellite photos were physically caught, mid-air, by helicopters?
That’s what they’re going to do, and they’ll use a CH-47 or Osprey.
It will slow down 99%, deploy a huge hook or ring, and it will be caught, mid-air by the huge chopper or Osprey.
They’ll keep doing that until there is confidence in the last little bit, and that will be in a couple years.
“It will slow down 99%, deploy a huge hook or ring, and it will be caught, mid-air by the huge chopper or Osprey.”
LOL! I don’t think you realize how big that rocket is.