> What if "missing the drone ship" means "hitting Chicago"? It doesn't and never will. The rocket is never on a trajectory that will hit Chicago (or any other

> What if "missing the drone ship" means "hitting Chicago"? It doesn't and never will. The rocket is never on a trajectory that will hit Chicago (or any other populated area). The splashdown point of the ballistic trajectory is always over the ocean, until the final burn puts it on the drone ship or landing pad. If that burn doesn't happen for whatever reason, it crashes in the ocean (and that has happened in the past).