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    An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is a modified ocean-going barge equipped with propulsion systems to maintain precise position and a large landing...
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    the company achieved the first successful landing on the autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) Of Course I Still Love You in the Atlantic Ocean. By...
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    uncrewed surface vessel (USV), colloquially called a drone boat, drone ship or sea drone, is a boat or ship that operates on the surface of the water without...
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  • droneship in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drone ship or drone boat, may refer to: An autonomous spaceport drone ship or ASDS, a self-propelled sea-going barge...
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    '19   Ground-pad failure   Drone-ship failure   Ocean test failure   Parachute test failure   Ground-pad success   Drone-ship success   Ocean test success...
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  • remote control. Some drones are capable of safe, automatic landings, however. SpaceX operates a number of Autonomous spaceport drone ships, used to safely...
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    Later tests attempted to land the rocket precisely on an autonomous spaceport drone ship (a barge commissioned by SpaceX to provide a stable landing...
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    precision landing – first on the autonomous spaceport drone ship, and eventually on land. Blackmore, Lars (Winter 2016). "Autonomous Precision Landing of Space...
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    two ships for towing and supporting autonomous spaceport drone ship and fairing recovery operations on the east coast in May 2021. These two ships were...
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    displayed a photograph of the newly designated "autonomous spaceport drone ship" in November 2014. The ship is designed to hold position to within 3 meters...
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    successfully landing on the autonomous spaceport drone ship Just Read the Instructions on 23 December 2023. B1058 toppled over as the drone ship sailed toward Port...
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    vehicle (MAV) Target drone Autonomous spaceport drone ship Unmanned surface vehicle (USV), also known as "surface drone" or "drone ship", for operations on...
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    a ship that Blue Origin had considered using for landing New Glenn while the ship was underway. Spaceflight portal Autonomous spaceport drone ship – Floating...
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    insertion land the central first stage booster core on an autonomous spaceport drone ship, the Of Course I Still Love You, in the Atlantic Ocean relight...
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  • had also been given the name Jacklyn. Spaceflight portal Autonomous spaceport drone ship – Floating landing platform operated by SpaceX List of Stena...
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  • (LZ-4), USSF Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA Autonomous spaceport drone ship (SpaceX ASDS) SpaceX launch facilities Floating landing platform...
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    Starship launch vehicle. The prototype vehicles expected to be flown are Ship 33, the first Block 2 upper stage, and Booster 14, a Block 1 vehicle. An...
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    liftoff, at 20:52:10 UTC, the booster landed vertically on the autonomous spaceport drone ship Of Course I Still Love You, 300 kilometers (190 mi) from the...
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  • A ship prefix is a combination of letters, usually abbreviations, used in front of the name of a civilian or naval ship that has historically served numerous...
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    Autonomous cargo ships, also known as autonomous container ships or maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS), are crewless vessels that transport either...
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    a SpaceX Starship launch vehicle. The prototype vehicles flown were the Ship 31 upper stage and first stage Booster 13. The flight test started on November...
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      Ocean test success   No attempt For landings at sea, see Autonomous spaceport drone ship After approval from the FAA, SpaceX accomplished its first...
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    well as recover the first stage core following landing at an Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship barge after completion of primary mission requirements. These...
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    under near-continuous development since the late 2010s, and comprises a spaceport near the Gulf of Mexico, a production facility at Boca Chica Village,...
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    land on a floating platform, the autonomous spaceport drone ship, in January 2015. The rocket guided itself to the ship successfully but landed too hard...
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    review of video of several failed attempts to land a booster rocket on a drone ship, and then a successful return of an orbital first stage to a landing pad)...
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    × 160 ft) floating platform called the autonomous spaceport drone ship. In October 2014, SpaceX had revealed that the ship was being built for SpaceX in Louisiana...
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  • engine bay, causing an explosion. The autonomous flight termination system activated, destroying the vehicle. Ship 26 was an expendable Starship prototype...
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    Flight 23, CRS-8 — first landing vertically achieved on an autonomous spaceport drone ship at sea, AMOS-6 — total vehicle and payload loss prior to static...
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    Elon Musk first displayed a photograph of the "autonomous spaceport drone ship" in November 2014. The ship is designed to hold position to within 3 meters...
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