[cubefox]

Bill Gerstenmaier was talking about the flight test 4 landing accuracy, which landed on the open sea in the Gulf of Mexico, not on the tower like the recent test flight 5. The only thing nearby was a buoy. I'm pretty certain it didn't have advanced laser systems.

[asadotzler]

The buoys were not trivial devices. See https://x.com/CosmicalChief/status/1626333723514834944

[cubefox]

Still, lasers on a buoy?

[Sammi]

This is the part about landing a space rocket that you wonder is not technically possible?

Looking at the image I can see a dark device on top of a mast that could be anything electronic.

[cubefox]

The buoy is shaking in the water, so it likely can't aim at ship.

[jameshart]

There’s a big cross in the middle of the landing pad that you’re trying to aim for - you don’t need advanced laser systems to get an accurate fix on where the landing pad is from the rocket - or where the rocket is form the landing pad for that matter.