I would say that this crane is an indicator
Ok... It's almost 7pm EDT.... How in the heck hasn't one of you geniuses tracked these ships already? LOL Some of us need to know how early to leave tomorrow morning... We're counting on you.
Quote from: southshore26 on 04/09/2016 10:53 pmOk... It's almost 7pm EDT.... How in the heck hasn't one of you geniuses tracked these ships already? LOL Some of us need to know how early to leave tomorrow morning... We're counting on you.Don't know if will be in by tomorrow. According to marinetraffic.com, at current location & very slow speed, if it went directly to Port Canaveral, it will be more than 2 days from now. I suspect they are taking this very gently and fighting some rough seas...
The values on that site are 3 days old unless you have the satellite package.
Quote from: ehb on 04/09/2016 11:02 pmQuote from: southshore26 on 04/09/2016 10:53 pmOk... It's almost 7pm EDT.... How in the heck hasn't one of you geniuses tracked these ships already? LOL Some of us need to know how early to leave tomorrow morning... We're counting on you.Don't know if will be in by tomorrow. According to marinetraffic.com, at current location & very slow speed, if it went directly to Port Canaveral, it will be more than 2 days from now. I suspect they are taking this very gently and fighting some rough seas...The stage may not be secured yet (as this is the first time doing so) for unlimited travel speeds... My Opinion... it may be a while till OCISLY makes port... My Guess... Tuesday sometime...
We saw the support ship approaching the ASDS soon after the landing.
What kind of wastrels would dump a perfectly good booster in the ocean after just one use?
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Thing I noticed: grid fins are retracted. I don't believe we saw them retracted before. Automatic or manual intervention?
I can't imagine why they'd want to take it to Jacksonville. The crane and the vehicle mount are at Port Canaveral. And transporting from there to LC-39A is a lot easier.
Quote from: Comga on 04/09/2016 11:40 pmWe saw the support ship approaching the ASDS soon after the landing.You are the second person that I've heard say that. Perhaps I need to consider that its true. What did you see to suggest that (what did I miss?)?