Launch was great, however something went wrong with the Booster, so they will not try to catch the booster this time.
Boost back engines cut off 30 seconds early — the launch speed itself seemed slower than previous flights so I’m guessing they didn’t have enough fuel to complete a safe catch. We’ll find out shortly the reason why. Great launch though and looking forward to the SS reentry. They are going to stress the heck out of it so it may not come in fully intact.
Well, Booster successfully splashd down in the Gulf of Mexico without any trouble. They did not answer the question of what it was that caused Booster to have to divert to the Gulf, but that may be revealed later on.
As of now, Starship is in its orbital trajectory, and they are getting ready to do a light of one of the ground level Raptor engines to see if they’ll re-light in space.
No nothing wrong with booster, a catch has to do with the tower and if everything is ok.