>>You do realize that planes fly all the time in the dark and in fog, right?
Yes, I do and that's with humans at the stick, but the plane can land itself. on a stable platform ( runway ) that has know variables, big space, a performance design that have been tested and tested and updated almost to the point that it's automated, but at the end, a pilot is still required just in case. Landing and takeoffs are still the highest risk points of a flight.
But this landing, this is a tiny little speck, and it hit the mark! it's really a super amazing thing.
Now I'll give you a perspective that might help you understanding my views
you are looking at current technology, seeing the future and mixing in rose colored glasses ... It's not an insult, we expected wireless Dick Tracy watch's but they did not happen till the late 90's. I, myself bitch and complain about nanobot's not being injected into the human blood stream to remove bad blood cells ( I really expected that to happen by 2000, and I am still waiting ) and there is a ton more.
this happens to everyone, we mix the future with the current. It's not a bad thing at all, it just shows us what we desire as humans and what we can succeed at. Without this expectation, we would not be able to grow, Knowing that you expect it and if it had failed, someone out thier would be trying to solve it. It's in our nature ( or at least I think it is )