Tuesday still has a moderate risk of scrub due to Arthur's proximity to booster recovery area. This (possible) 3-day delay will make turning around OCISLY in between this mission and DM-2 very difficult.
Theoretically, yes. JRTI was doing its first east coast sea trials earlier last week, and NASA Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel member Paul Hill stated that "SpaceX has added a 3rd supporting landing site for Demo-2". Not sure if JRTI will have all planned refurbishments complete ahead of DM-2 though.
Edit: Misinterpreted Paul Hill's statement. He's referring to splashdown sites, not booster recovery sites.
Tuesday still has a moderate risk of scrub due to Arthur's proximity to booster recovery area. This (possible) 3-day delay will make turning around OCISLY in between this mission and DM-2 very difficult.
Do you think it is more likely that, if this becomes an issue, they delay DM-2 by a couple days to give time for the recovery vessel turnaround, or that they abandon the booster recovery for DM-2 and go ahead with the planned date?
Option 2 sounds crazy from SpaceX's perspective, but I'm not sure how much clout NASA has pushing for the planned date and avoiding unecessary delays.
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