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PKIDelirium
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2019-08-10, 01:57

Video of the SpaceX payload fairing recovery ship catching a fairing half from the other day’s AMOS-17 launch, the second successful catch of a steerable-parafoil-equipped fairing half. The other half was retrieved from the ocean by a support vessel.

Elon Musk (@elonmusk) Tweeted:
Rocket fairing falls from space & is caught by Ms Tree boat https://t.co/nJv0Ry1iKk

They have now just acquired a second, identical ship to be outfitted with the same net system so both halves can be caught, preventing saltwater exposure entirely for fairing recovery. Named Ms Chief, it arrived at Port Canaveral yesterday where it will be outfitted at SpaceX’s dock site.

They’re also bringing the second booster landing droneship from California to Florida to allow downrange Falcon booster landings with the planned increase in launch rate. A third droneship is also being built, likely to take over in California.
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