ELSBETH III re-appeared within the range of the MarineTraffic system at:Time: 2017-04-02 07:04 UTCPosition: 28.01466, -76.84026Speed/Course: 4.4 knots / 261°
Pictures of the recovered fairing being returned to port now on the ASDS support ship activities thread:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0Fairing is under a large tarpaulin but there are some glimpes around the edges.
Quote from: FutureSpaceTourist on 04/03/2017 12:09 pmPictures of the recovered fairing being returned to port now on the ASDS support ship activities thread:http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38111.0Fairing is under a large tarpaulin but there are some glimpes around the edges.The first of those photos shows what looks like some obvious tearing around the edges of what would be be fairing half separation plane. Not sure if that's repairable type damage in the context of reuse someday or not. Still an impressive feat to recover something so large essential intact.
I don't see a crane on the recovery vessel so likely this was dragged onto the deck. Could be some damage from that also. Did I hear that the chute didn't open fully or something? That would mean the fairing also impacted the sea a lot harder than they liked. Still this is progress!