IMO this wasn't a failure really. Their objective of landing on an ocean pad was a success. Right on spot from what I saw in the video. It's a shame the locking mechanism didn't work but that's somewhat minor in this testing stage as that's an easier fix. The major task of getting it down on the ground has been achieved.
Rome wasn't built in one day.
Means thats a crash landing...!!! A crash after a sucessfull landing.
You can actually see the leg buckle after it sets down.
Was it too rough a landing? Were the joints/welds weak? Or were they weakened by the landing jets themselves?
Sooooo close
IMO this wasn't a failure really. Their objective of landing on an ocean pad was a success. Right on spot from what I saw in the video. It's a shame the locking mechanism didn't work but that's somewhat minor in this testing stage as that's an easier fix. The major task of getting it down on the ground has been achieved.