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Not sure if this is the right place but tonight at 11:30, Space X are attempting to land a booster from a Geostationary transfer orbit launch on a boat and you can watch it live here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ml1RO4IcOG0
They've landed and almost landed booster stages before but they have been from slower, easier launches. This one is different in that it has to go much faster and further and as a result, it will only have enough fuel for the landing burn and not the re-entry burn. This means it will be coming down arse-first at hypersonic speed and will most-likely either explode in the atmosphere or sink the landing barge. Or, just maybe, it will land gracefully.
Basically, they're attempting the below video but faster and with less fuel to slow down:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhMSzC1crr0