Two panoramas from yesterday around 6:30 PM. No activity - either they are done with all repairs, or they are not going to use ASDS for CRS-8.
Is it just EIII or is there a "fairing recovery" ship this time as well? (That one might leave later, since it doesn't have to tow a barge.)
Quote from: cscott on 04/06/2016 02:48 pmIs it just EIII or is there a "fairing recovery" ship this time as well? (That one might leave later, since it doesn't have to tow a barge.)Since Dragon doesn't have fairings, that would be rather odd.
Quote from: Lar on 04/06/2016 03:11 pmQuote from: cscott on 04/06/2016 02:48 pmIs it just EIII or is there a "fairing recovery" ship this time as well? (That one might leave later, since it doesn't have to tow a barge.)Since Dragon doesn't have fairings, that would be rather odd.GO Searcher is still in port, and that fact combined with the lack of fairings on this flight is consistent with our suspicion that Searcher was indeed tracking/chasing fairings on previous flights.
From a document posted (in a western niche of) the Eastern Range topic...Quote from: acsawdey on 04/04/2016 02:07 amTakes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Boost-Backs and Landings of Rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Basehttps://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/03/31/2016-07191/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-toQuoteIn the event that a contingency landing action is required, SpaceX has considered the likelihood of the First Stage missing the barge and landing instead in the Pacific Ocean, and has determined that the likelihood of such an event is so unlikely as to be considered discountable. This is supported by three previous attempts by SpaceX at Falcon 9 First Stage barge landings, none of which have missed the barge.
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Boost-Backs and Landings of Rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Basehttps://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/03/31/2016-07191/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-to
In the event that a contingency landing action is required, SpaceX has considered the likelihood of the First Stage missing the barge and landing instead in the Pacific Ocean, and has determined that the likelihood of such an event is so unlikely as to be considered discountable. This is supported by three previous attempts by SpaceX at Falcon 9 First Stage barge landings, none of which have missed the barge.
Quote from: IntoTheVoid on 04/04/2016 03:56 amFrom a document posted (in a western niche of) the Eastern Range topic...Quote from: acsawdey on 04/04/2016 02:07 amTakes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Boost-Backs and Landings of Rockets at Vandenberg Air Force Basehttps://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2016/03/31/2016-07191/takes-of-marine-mammals-incidental-to-specified-activities-taking-marine-mammals-incidental-toQuoteIn the event that a contingency landing action is required, SpaceX has considered the likelihood of the First Stage missing the barge and landing instead in the Pacific Ocean, and has determined that the likelihood of such an event is so unlikely as to be considered discountable. This is supported by three previous attempts by SpaceX at Falcon 9 First Stage barge landings, none of which have missed the barge.That would be a pretty big miss...
Searcher has been known to leave later though right?
Quote from: dorkmo on 04/06/2016 10:12 pmSearcher has been known to leave later though right?Yes, Searcher left about 2 days after Quest last time around.
(Technically the Dragon _does_ have fairings, but not the kind worth recovering...)
Quote from: Johnnyhinbos on 04/07/2016 01:52 am(Technically the Dragon _does_ have fairings, but not the kind worth recovering...)More specifically: they are un-recoverable, as those fairings (for the solar arrays) burn-up upon reentry.
So---is Go Searcher still in port?