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jj72-
Yep. The footage of the earlier launch which I saw showed a distinctly hard landing after ice particles from the rocket exhaust punched holes in his descent parachutes. This was not a well thought-out or well-engineered project. Respect to him for trying, but like @kl says, it was only ever going to end one way, and not well.
Brommers
He wasn't. It was just a massive boiler attached to a wee projectile that had already suffered serious issues when it came to parachutes and retardation. It was a matter of when, not if.