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Originally Posted by Lyle O

Very cool indeed! Interesting to note that the NASA team on Apollo considered having the boosters "return" for re-use, but discarded the idea early-on because the amount of engineering and development (and expense) necessary just wasn't worth it (especially given the timeline of reaching the moon before 1970). Obviously the priorities (and technologies) have shifted in this regard today...

For those unaware, cut to the the 5:50 mark in this video link below. While this rocket is larger than a booster it gives you a really cool view as to how completely wild and futuristic this rocket return process looks in real life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLNQ6Mq5kbg