Evidently the joints on the flaps still need a little work into not letting gases through, but it seemed to still have enough actuation to keep the spacecraft stable until the engines took over for the landing burn.

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    The live was such a rollercoaster of emotions.

    The moment the fin started to melt I thought this was the end of it, but it still hold on, and hold on. Then the image disappeared do I though that was it, but no it continued after that, we get the image back.

    I start to think that it might be able to crash on water, maybe not in one piece but it would be a big improvement comparef to the last launch, especially since they already soft landed the booster.

    And then it get a few km away from water level and at the last minute it DOES THE BELLY FLOP AND SOFT LAND ON WATER !

    I had absolutely zero hope of that happening !