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SpaceX maintains a large fleet of commercial ships to support its spaceflight recovery operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The company routinely lands Falcon 9 first stages offshore, recovers fairing halves from the ocean surface (valued at $3 million each), and Dragon capsules with astronauts and cargo on board.

Check out this page to find a curated list of ships retired from SpaceX operations.

Of Course I Still Love You

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US West Coast for offshore Falcon 9 booster landings.

Just Read the Instructions

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore Falcon 9 booster landings.

A Shortfall of Gravitas

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore Falcon 9 booster landings.

Bob

Dual-purpose support vessel based in Florida for fairing recovery and droneship support.

Doug

Dual-purpose support vessel based in Florida for fairing recovery and droneship support.

Megan

Dragon recovery vessel based in Florida. Equipped with a medical facility and helipad.

Shannon

Dragon recovery vessel based in Florida. Equipped with a medical facility and helipad.

GO Beyond

Dual-purpose support vessel based in California for fairing recovery and droneship support.

Dragon Recovery Fast Boats

Fleet of small craft that provide fast response and recovery during splashdown. Deployable from Dragon recovery ships. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky

Maverick, Goose and Iceman

Fast boats used for fairing recovery and other operations. Deployable from support ships. Photo: Jenny Hautmann

Octagrabber

Falcon 9 securing remote-controlled robot. Three exist, operating on all active SpaceX droneships.

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Razor Crest

Hovercraft employee transportation at Starbase, across the Brownsville shipping channel. Photo: Mary – BocaChicaGal

Eagle 5

Hovercraft employee transportation at Starbase, across the Brownsville shipping channel. Photo: Jenny Hautmann

Signet Warhorse I / III

Chartered tugboats in use for operations in the Atlantic Ocean

Debra C

Chartered tugboat in use for operations in the Pacific Ocean