Mr Steven lowering a fairing half into and out of the net today! Practice makes perfect.#spacex #mrsteven
Anybody who still thinks both fairing halves can be caught with the same boat clearly didn't watch the net deployment time-lapse video from this post earlier in the thread. Rigging just doesn't move that fast.
It certainly appears that Mr Steven's net is capable of receiving a fairing half. Getting closer than ever. 8/13 #spaceX #mrsteven
It was pointed out that my phrasing in this tweet insinuated I was casting doubt on the viability of the net. Sooo, in an attempt to clarify the obvious, I should have begun the sentence with "To those who doubted..." #fixed #phew
A spinnaker and a falling branch are indeed examples of fast rigging, but neither is a good comparison to a large net being deployed from a relatively small surface area. Whether you have workers or automated machinery, the net has to be moved slowly and deliberately in order to not snag anything.It's a cool idea, but it isn't happening.
Are folks forgetting the giant inflatable raft from the pictures of a few weeks ago?
SpaceX techs work towards Falcon 9 fairing recovery with wacky series of experimentsBy Eric RalphPosted on September 25, 2018Over the course of the past week, Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin has captured a multitude of unusual occurrences at SpaceX’s Port of Los Angeles dock space, each time involving a Falcon fairing recovery vessel like Mr Steven or NRC Quest, a Falcon fairing half (flight-proven or otherwise), and one of several attenuating circumstances.
A mystery Falcon fairing – perhaps new, perhaps flight-proven – appeared at SpaceX’s old Port of San Pedro berth in the last few days. (Pauline Acalin)
It is obviously ideal to capture the fairing before immersion in salt water.