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YODL | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 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?
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shawn | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Dude, wut?
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YODL | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Legit question. Feel like I’m missing part of the significance
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EchDel | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 The scale.
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YODL | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Thank you. Figured that must be it, but honestly want sure. Must be failing to grasp difference
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discoverbtc | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 And the precision. It has no landing legs so the margin of error is much smaller. If the catch fails, the tower is likely destroyed, thus no more launches for a long time. High stakes.
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TheGuySwann | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 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.
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YODL | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Thanks. I feel dumb not appreciating the achievement right away 😅
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Brunswick | 1 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 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