This booster is significantly larger than anything landed on an orbital launch before. Here is a size comparison, previous largest landed orbital rocket stage i

This booster is significantly larger than anything landed on an orbital launch before. Here is a size comparison, previous largest landed orbital rocket stage is the SpaceX Falcon 9 (three of them launch together as Falcon Heavy) on the left. Starship is on the right. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/SuperHeavyLaunchers.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/SuperHea... Landing via tower catch versus on a pad is advantageous because the weight of adding retractable landing legs to such a large rocket would be significant.