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An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is a modified ocean-going barge equipped with propulsion systems to maintain precise position and a large landing platform. SpaceX developed these vessels to recover the first stage (also called the booster) of its launch vehicles.
SpaceX routinely lands boosters of its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets, either on a landing zone on the ground or on a drone ship. SpaceX landing zones are: SpaceX Landing Complex 1 (LC-1), USSF Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Space Coast, Florida, USA SpaceX Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) SpaceX Landing Zone 2 (LZ-2)
An autonomous spaceport drone ship or ASDS, a self-propelled sea-going barge used by SpaceX as a sea-borne rocket landing platform An unmanned surface vehicle , any unpiloted boat An unmanned underwater vehicle , any unpiloted sub
The third version of the Falcon 9 was developed in 2014–2015 and made its maiden flight in December 2015. The Falcon 9 Full Thrust is a modified reusable variant of the Falcon 9 family with capabilities that exceed the Falcon 9 v1.1, including the ability to "land the first stage for geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) missions on the drone ship" [14] [15] The rocket was designed using ...
SpaceX is in talks with U.S. and Australian officials to land and recover one of its Starship rockets off Australia's coast, a possible first step toward a bigger presence for Elon Musk's company ...
ASDS may refer to: Autonomous spaceport drone ship, a mobile rocket landing platform; Advanced SEAL Delivery System, a former U.S. submarine
In May 2017, construction on a second, smaller pad began, called Landing Zone 2. This pad is located about 1,017 feet (310 m) to the northwest of the first pad and is used for landing Falcon Heavy side boosters. [12] By June 2017, the landing pad was modified with a radar reflective paint, to aid with landing precision. [13]
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