Come watch a helicopter catch a rocket as it falls back to Earth, hopefully

[Legend]

[Legend]

Liftoff!!!

[Legend]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!

[Legend]

Talk about a suspenseful moment.

[Legend]

Aw. Rocket was ditched cause the pilot felt it was not normal.

[SWORDF1SH]

Did the helicopter do it's thing?

[Legend]

Did the helicopter do it's thing?

Yes but no.

This is what it looked like from the front seats. pic.twitter.com/AwZfuWjwQD

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) May 3, 2022

Homeward bound, safe and sound. pic.twitter.com/j159KRKQb5

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) May 3, 2022

Incredible catch by the recovery team, can’t begin to explain how hard that catch was and that the pilots got it. They did release it after hook up as they were not happy with the way it was flying, but no big deal, the rocket splashed down safely and the ship is loading it now.

— Peter Beck (@Peter_J_Beck) May 3, 2022