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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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