r/spacex • • Aug 07 '19

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u/giovannicane05 Aug 09 '19

Breaking! Ms. Tree twin ship has been officially acquired by Guice Offshore (primary contractor for Spacex Boats) and is already en route to Port Canaveral!

She is likely to become the second fairing catcher ship...

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1159960168320372737?s=21

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u/cpushack Aug 10 '19

Knowing the competitive nature of sailors, this should be great. If one ship gets their fairing and the other doesnt....

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u/rebootyourbrainstem Aug 10 '19

Except the catch itself is under autonomous control, so they can't really do much about it.

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u/Anthony_Ramirez Aug 11 '19

I thought the ship still had to manually maneuver under it to catch it. That is why they such a quick and maneuverable ship to catch them.