Monday, February 3, 2020

Recovered SpaceX Starlink Payload Fairings Sail into Port Canaveral: Photos

GO Ms. Tree SpaceX fairing catcher ship with recovered fairing half on deck and broken net passes by GO Ms. Chief which arrived first with recovered fairing half in upper net after both SpaceX fairing catcher ships arrived into Port Canaveral, Fl, shortly before 4 pm ET Jan 30, 2020. From 4th Starlink launch day before on Jan. 29. Credit: Ken Kremer/kenkremer.com/spaceupclose.com
30 January  2020
Ken Kremer - - For SpaceUpClose.com & RocketSTEM 

CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, FL – Following the oft weather delayed but nevertheless spectacular SpaceX launch of their next batch of their 60 Starlink satellites into sunny skies on a used Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday morning, Jan. 29, the special SpaceX naval fleet team was able to successfully recover both halves of the payload fairing and sail them triumphantly  back into Port Canaveral just over a day later Thursday, Jan 30.

Read the entire story at Space UpClose:
https://www.spaceupclose.com/2020/01/recovered-spacex-starlink-payload-fairings-sail-into-port-canaveral-photos/

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