I think my brain was screaming that it was fake because rockets simply don’t do this. Absolutely mindbending to watch, I can totally understand if anyone’s gut

I think my brain was screaming that it was fake because rockets simply don’t do this. Absolutely mindbending to watch, I can totally understand if anyone’s gut reaction that if it looks unreal, it might just be unreal. (To be explicit; I don't believe it was faked. There was far too many people watching. But I can understand why the gut reaction may not agree.) But in all seriousness, I suspect they were prepared for it to hit the ground. Once it left the ground, that part was guaranteed.