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Re:SpaceX just landed a rocket on a drone ship for the first... by pcl on Saturday April 09, 2016 @12:59PM (#11462063)
The barges are autonomous. The lack of people on board presumably significantly increases their tolerance for rough seas, both in terms of risk of human life and tolerance for human factors like seasickness and ability to perform labor in a bumpy environment.
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Re:SpaceX just landed a rocket on a drone ship for the first... by cr1895 on Saturday April 09, 2016 @02:02PM (#11462441)
That's true but there still have to be people coming aboard to seafasten the rocket. To my knowledge it's not welding itself to the deck.
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Re:SpaceX just landed a rocket on a drone ship for the first... by stcredzero on Saturday April 09, 2016 @04:32PM (#11463176)
If not already, this seems like a job that could be done by specially designed robots.
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