Author Topic: SpaceX's Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship Updates and Discussion Thread 3  (Read 1424040 times)

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Rocket was moved to land, here is an image from reddit user Space_Coast_Steve:

https://imgur.com/gallery/YILEL1J
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@SpaceX TESS booster is still on the stand at Port Canaveral with the fleet minus Hawk (out for maint) nearby. Whatever booster was spotted going west today is anyone's guess.

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/988897660009623552

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SpaceX workers were busy this morning at Port Canaveral unloading the recovered Falcon 9 first stage that helped successfully launch NASA’s TESS spacecraft on April 18.

https://twitter.com/astro_donthomas/status/989127487039983616

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Can confirm the rocket is no longer in port.

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SpaceX workers were busy this morning at Port Canaveral unloading the recovered Falcon 9 first stage that helped successfully launch NASA’s TESS spacecraft on April 18.

https://twitter.com/astro_donthomas/status/989127487039983616
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Visited JFK Space Center today - Saw the TESS booster beeing loaded in to the hangar

https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/comments/8ey9wb/visited_jfk_space_center_today_saw_the_tess/

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For the SpaceX fleet watchers:

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Hmmm
Hawk is in Tampa and some Gal named Tug Rachel appears to be hanging out at the SpaceX docks. We may have to keep an eye on this one. @nextspaceflight @CowboyDanPaasch #SpaceXFleet

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/989959295432306688

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Looking for the new #spacex #bargex A Shortfall of Gravitas - keep an eye on Bayou Caroline - Elsbeth III has been there for some time - via Planet labs - is this the new #bargex

https://twitter.com/avron_p/status/990594702167695360

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EIII Is leaving that area, now south of New Orleans heading toward Puerto Rico.  Seems like normal tugboat business, not space tugboating.

I agree we should keep an eye on Bayou Caroline and specifically the spot indicated and all areas within a 3-1/2 minute walk of there as that's where the last 2 ASDSs were configured IIRC.  But I don't think that what he's circled is an ASDS or a barge hoping to become one when it grows up.  The closest building to the circled barge, the building that is just above and to the right of center of that barge is 90m on its longest side.  The circled barge is ~1/3 of that.  That's the size of a basketball court, much smaller than an ASDS.  Unless you maybe jump to the conclusion that the next generation ASDS will use the BFR type landing onto a launch mount, not using legs onto a deck, which seems mildly improbable but not impossible.

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Looking for the new #spacex #bargex A Shortfall of Gravitas - keep an eye on Bayou Caroline - Elsbeth III has been there for some time - via Planet labs - is this the new #bargex

https://twitter.com/avron_p/status/990594702167695360

That's much too small; and it appears to be adjacent to an abandoned yard.

As far as we're aware, Elsbeth III is now off-hire from SpaceX?

Depending on launch cadence, there may be some chance that Hawk goes to fetch ASOG when it's built.

There might be a counter-argument that a second tug will be needed to tow ASOG around, so that may debut with ASOG - but it should prove possible to get away with just Hawk unless they have to recover a pair of FH side cores at sea.

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https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/russia-launched-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant-this-weekend/

Is it bad that my first thought was "i bet a first stage could land on the roof of that thing".

Maybe one day ASDS will make its own rocket fuel supply.

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A new barge has appeared at Port Canaveral near the SpaceX dock. It could be ASoG. The current name is CBC Miami.
Source: https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/991759332827123712
« Last Edit: 05/02/2018 07:39 pm by Michael Baylor »

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Anyone know if the modifications to the previous three droneships were made out of the water? Not sure if they can extend the dock with it in the water.

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CBC Miami
Build: 1993
Gross tonnage: 2,349t
Dead weight: 5,300t
LxW: 76.2m (250 ft) × 24.38m (79 ft 11.84 in)
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Drawings and specs from the designer

http://www.canalbarge.com/resources/barges/cadDrawings.php


Edit: owner Pac/gulf Marine Leasing, LLC
« Last Edit: 05/02/2018 08:44 pm by TorenAltair »

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Anyone know if the modifications to the previous three droneships were made out of the water? Not sure if they can extend the dock with it in the water.

When the MARMAC 303 (Just Read The Instructions) arrived in the Port of LA, the deck extensions had been removed for Panama Canal transit. They were reinstalled while it was afloat in port. No drydock necessary.

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Anyone know if the modifications to the previous three droneships were made out of the water? Not sure if they can extend the dock with it in the water.

When the MARMAC 303 (Just Read The Instructions) arrived in the Port of LA, the deck extensions had been removed for Panama Canal transit. They were reinstalled while it was afloat in port. No drydock necessary.

Also, when I dropped in by kayak on the original three in Morgan City (with original-JRtI being de-winged and gear and wings in the process of being installed on OCISLY while JRtI-to-be waited nearby), all three MARMACs were in the water.  Pumping out all the ballast seems to make barges float high enough to easy winging to make ASDSes.

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https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2017/06/28/brevard-splashes-down-new-man-made-reef/436044001/

Possibly a little premature on this be ASoG. CBC Miami and her Tug have been building an artificial reef off shore since 2017...

we shall see...

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https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2017/06/28/brevard-splashes-down-new-man-made-reef/436044001/

Possibly a little premature on this be ASoG. CBC Miami and her Tug have been building an artificial reef off shore since 2017...

we shall see...
Yeah, that would rule this out for sure. Good catch! The ASoG watch continues...

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Meanwhile, OCISLY is heading put for Bangabandhu-1. Raul's excellent map shows the landing zone (blue markers) will be near where it was for JCSat-16.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1wvgFIPuOmI8da9EIB88tHo9vamo&ll=28.810604969414022%2C-80.11801279029083&z=5

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So close yet so far from @PortCanaveral Tug Rachel is forecasting a 3pm EDT eta but the weather may be slowing down return to port. Roughly 90 miles to go.

https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/995995937066582018

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