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I watched the video of the booster catch. It appeared as if there was a malfunction in the compartment just above the booster flame and a fire broke out, in the video someone mentioned a fuel coupling but I was waiting for the entire thing to go KA-BOOM (unless that's their camp stove).
Good on them, that's quite the accomplishment!
I NEVER say "good on Elon", he's just the money but I will say the team have done an impressive job.
If we didn't currently have a big thunderstorm under way locally (I can't believe someone got it wrong, it was due yesterday during the Repco 1000 at Bathurst (statistically speaking of course)) I'd run outside with an old fireworks rocket I may or may not have laying around and a butterfly net. LOL (Yes, I'm being facetious). I don't think I still have any illegal fireworks, I think my ex kept the last lot I bought in Canberra in 2000.
I must admit with the guidance it looked like they were going to miss for a short time, I'd have expected a slightly more controlled grab but it wouldn't take much of a wind to make it harder than picking fly excrement from pepper while wearing boxing gloves.
It took less heat to bring down the twin towers, I was happy for them the rocket propulsion exhaust didn't weaken the tower and have it collapse when the propulsion blast was directed at the tower. I've cut thicker steel with less heat with an oxy/acetylene torch and plasma cutter over the years.
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