SpaceX's first stage lands itself, either on a droneship or on a landing pad near the launch site. The payload fairings splash down in the ocean, and get fished

SpaceX's first stage lands itself, either on a droneship or on a landing pad near the launch site. The payload fairings splash down in the ocean, and get fished up for reuse. The second stage is not recovered. Rocket lab just has a different approach to the same problem.