SpaceX
SpaceX operates a vast, dedicated maritime fleet to power its reusable space program, routinely landing rockets at sea and recovering returning astronauts, vital cargo, and multi-million-dollar flight components.
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Of Course I Still Love You
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US West Coast for offshore Falcon 9 booster landings.
Location:
California
Mission:
Falcon 9
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based in Florida for offshore Falcon 9 booster landings in the Atlantic Ocean.
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9
Just Read the Instructions
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based in Florida. Future Starship/Super Heavy transport barge.
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9/Starship
Bob
Dual-purpose ark recovery vessel named in honor of NASA Astronaut Bob Behnken.
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9
Doug
Dual-purpose ark recovery vessel named in honor of NASA Astronaut Doug Hurley.
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9
Shannon
Dragon capsule recovery vessel named in honor of NASA Astronaut Shannon Walker. Photo: Airbus.
Location:
California
Mission:
Dragon
GO Beyond
Dual-purpose support vessel for fairing recovery and droneship support.
Location:
California
Mission:
Falcon 9
Dragon Recovery Fast Boats
Fleet of small craft that provide fast response and recovery during splashdown. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky.
Location:
California
Mission:
Dragon
Maverick, Goose, Iceman and Sparrow
Fast boats used for fairing recovery and other operations. Deployable from recovery support ships. Photo: Jenny Hautmann
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9
Razor Crest
Hovercraft employee transportation at Starbase, across the Brownsville shipping channel. Photo: Mary – BocaChicaGal
Location:
Starbase
Mission:
Starship
Eagle 5
Hovercraft employee transportation at Starbase, across the Brownsville shipping channel. Photo: Jenny Hautmann
Location:
Starbase
Mission:
Starship
You'll Thank Me Later
Modified barge used for transporting Starship flight hardware and commodity tanks between sites. Photo: Jerry Pike
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Starship
Octagrabber
Falcon 9 securing remote-controlled robot. Three exist, operating on all active SpaceX droneships.
Location:
Florida/California
Mission:
Falcon 9
Signet Maritime Tugs
Chartered tugboats in use for operations in the Atlantic Ocean to tow Just Read the Instructions and A Shortfall of Gravitas droneships.
Location:
Florida
Mission:
Falcon 9
Curtin Maritime Tugs
Chartered tugboats in use for operations in the Pacific Ocean to tow Of Course I Still Love You droneship. Photo: Curtin Maritime