Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by pikchurn on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:06PM
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What nearby ships?
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by gehsty on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:19PM
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The landing barge is towed into position by tugs, and once the boosters are landed I presume it is towed back out, so there will be some tug boats nearby.
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by codeulike on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:18PM
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I thought the barge was a drone?
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by ygra on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @08:23AM
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It has station-keeping thrusters to stay at precise GPS coordinates. But it can't move far under own power and is towed. The name ASDS is not really to be taken literally here.
Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches
by gehsty on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @11:16AM
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It will likely be a proper dynamic positioning system so will more than likely use two independent reference systems for position, one could be a DGPS system the other could be as basic as a taughtwire....