SpaceX’s third Octograbber for new droneship seen out in the wild
SpaceX’s third custom-made Falcon 9 recovery robot called Octograbber was seen leaving a SpaceX facility in Cocoa, Florida.
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New image of SpaceX’s third droneship shows more detail of the deck
On Sunday we saw new images of what will become SpaceX’s third droneship. The eventually named “A Shortfall of Gravitas” seems to be trending well on the construction timeline.
Expand Expanding Close[Update: Ground images] New photo of SpaceX’s ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’ droneship shows first thrusters in place
Earlier this month we broke the news that SpaceX-related construction has started on the Marmac 302 barge in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. New images show more construction has been completed.
Expand Expanding CloseExclusive: First looks at what could be SpaceX’s newest droneship ‘A Shortfall of Gravitas’
Earlier today it was confirmed that the barge designated Marmac 302 was being worked on in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The barge looks to be getting modifications for Falcon 9 landings.
Expand Expanding Close[Confirmed: Seen with test fairing] SpaceX could add a colorful new ship to their growing fleet
While the rocket boosters and drone ships get all the fame on live streams there’s a fleet of hard-working support ships that follow along to make sure SpaceX’s missions go on without any issues. These ships all with unique roles during each mission support SpaceX’s goal to make rides to space cheaper.
Expand Expanding CloseSpaceX fleet for Transporter-1 mission viewed from space on Sentinel satellites
Friday morning SpaceX plans to launch their first dedicated ridesharing mission. Ahead of the launch, one of the Sentinel-2 Earth-observing satellites conveniently passed over the landing zone for the mission while showing SpaceX’s fleet ready to perform their rocket-catching duties.
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