Stunning Views of Rocketlab and SpaceX Launches

In the last month there have been a few rocket launches which provided some unique visuals which I want to show off - Rocketlab's 'Return to Sender' mission carried a garden Gnome into orbit and subsequently recovered the booster under parachute.
I also made a full length version with music here:

[daveduna]

That's probably the best footage of a F9 landing I've ever seen.

[xbolt]

The sound during the Electron stage separation is the most amazing thing ever.

[tubesocks]

That footage where the booster is flying horizontally is amazing!

[IvelLeCog]

On that Sentinel-6 launch, right before the boostback burn, there was a shot of the booster from the camera on the second stage. The camera switches away as the boostback burn is igniting and boy was that unfortunate as we would have seen the booster yeet out of the frame. On the flip-side, this footage is getting better every launch and I'm just happy to be around to watch it all.

Remember when we were all waiting for FH to launch for years, or when Boca Chica was just a random little piece of property that SpaceX bought that nobody thought much of, or when RocketLab was just another Small-sat company that had yet to launch anything of note. What a time to be alive.

[Parax]

3:46 I Love how fast everything turns from clean and shiny to soot..

[omaarpoiriez]

Rocket Lab deserves more attention in my opinion. What they achieve with the budget they have is incredible.

[vkuu]

I live in Perth Australia. In the 1960's I would look for Radio America on my parents SW radio in the hope of hearing the launch or any information about the latest NASA launch.
Now I watch it live in colour and high definition. We live in amazing times. Well done Scott on your efforts, most appreciated in Perth Australia.

[Mandanara]

I love this. that electron separation is a work of art.

[simongeard]

FYI, the fundraising effort on the Electron launch was, fittingly, for the Starship children's hospital in Auckland.

[UpLateGeek]

I like how the second stage lighting @5:55 turns the pristine shiny carbon fibre and stainless steel surfaces inside the booster into dirty matte surfaces covered in carbon exhaust. It's a nice reminder that launching a rocket isn't just clean rooms and equations carefully calculated by rocket scientists, but also real-world engineering.

[davetremaine]

Holy crap, I hadn't seen that view of Falcon 9 doing it's entry and landing burn from the ground. That was crazy cool. Gives a much better representation of how it flies to avoid and target the landing zone.

[antoniomaglione]

Hello Mr. Manley. Thank you for preparing this video from so many different sources. It is a treat to watch, and extremely informative. Regards, Anthony. - from the UK.

[narrator]

Easily the best footage I've seen in 40yrs of watching us go to space.

[Pintuuuxo]

Thank you Scott for making those rocket launches even better.

[lucidnonsense]

On behalf of parents, with kids who need the Starship Hospital in Auckland, NZ: thank you space fans. <3

[Chrisnickhill]

The turn around of landing and going transonic in the 8 minute window blows my mind.

[InventorZahran]

"...Gaming headsets in their mission control."

What's next? Using KSP for their concept animations?

[buffplums]

3:45 that’s incredible! So the initial separation is done by springs! Those rods around the perimeter are all pretensioned and have enough combined strength to lob the 2nd stage well and clear from the booster... everyday is a classroom day!!!

[AstronomicalYT]

I wish all rocket launches got achievements like that

[TaylorDeCastro]

Mr. Manley, I know you hear this all the time, but thank you. Your excitement and passion fuel others wonderment of space.