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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by JBlue42 on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @10:45PM (#16322108)
Do they send another ship to fix the drone ship?
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by jordanthoms on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @12:17AM (#16322384)
There's another ship nearby which tows it, it doesn't go all the way in and out of port on its own power.

And the ship has taken far bigger poundings in the past, one of them blew a huge hole in the deck.

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by JBlue42 on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @01:07AM (#16322549)
Oh ok, cool. I guess I thought it was more autonomous than that by the name.

Watching the other boosters land was really impressive.

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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by icc97 on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @03:21AM (#16322981)
I think it's just fuel saving for the ship rather than lack of autonomy
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Re:SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy successfully launches by lmm on Wednesday February 07, 2018 @05:29AM (#16323517)
More time than fuel I think. The droneship has precision-manoeuvring thrusters, not engines that would let it move at any significant speed.
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