SpaceX recovery vessel
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A SpaceX recovery vessel is a specialized ship used by SpaceX to locate, retrieve, and transport spacecraft components such as Dragon capsules and rocket fairings after ocean splashdowns.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime vessel type
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spaceflight recovery asset ⓘ support ship ⓘ |
| basedNear |
Cape Canaveral, Florida
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Canaveral, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
rapid turnaround of recovered hardware
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reuse of spacecraft components ⓘ safe handling of crewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
cranes
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crew accommodations ⓘ medical facilities ⓘ navigation radar ⓘ recovery nets ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ small boats ⓘ tracking equipment ⓘ winches ⓘ |
| hasCrewType |
SpaceX engineers
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mariners ⓘ medical personnel ⓘ recovery technicians ⓘ |
| operatedFor | SpaceX launch operations ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ ocean ⓘ |
| ownedBy | SpaceX or SpaceX contractors ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
locate spacecraft after splashdown
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recover spacecraft after splashdown ⓘ transport recovered spacecraft components ⓘ |
| recovers |
Cargo Dragon capsules
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Crew Dragon capsules ⓘ Dragon spacecraft capsules ⓘ Falcon 9 payload fairings ⓘ Falcon Heavy payload fairings ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
SpaceX Dragon program
NERFINISHED
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SpaceX drone ship NERFINISHED ⓘ SpaceX fairing recovery program ⓘ SpaceX human spaceflight operations ⓘ |
| supportsMissionType |
cargo resupply missions
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crewed missions ⓘ reentry and splashdown operations ⓘ satellite launch missions ⓘ |
| supportsPhase |
crew recovery
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hardware retrieval ⓘ post-landing operations ⓘ post-splashdown operations ⓘ spacecraft safing ⓘ |
| usedBy | SpaceX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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