FTS wouldn’t have done much anyway. It basically cuts a slit down the length of the rocket and aerodynamics does the rest. FTS at splashdown would just cut it o

FTS wouldn’t have done much anyway. It basically cuts a slit down the length of the rocket and aerodynamics does the rest. FTS at splashdown would just cut it open, it would still be sitting there floating around albeit opened up like a butterflied pork chop.