VP of Launch [Kiko Dontchev] on the reallocation of marine assets

https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2046632892923572420

With 39A becoming a primarily Falcon Heavy and Starship pad, we donโ€™t actually need two operational droneships on the east coast to maintain our Falcon manifest. Think of pads/drone ships like airplane runways where you need a landing runway for each takeoff runway (ideally they are the same runway I.e. starship). ASOG can support 4 day launch cycle time with RTLS missions in parallel. This is exactly how we operate on the west coast!

JRTI will join the โ€œyouโ€™ll thank me laterโ€ ship to support Starship and SupeHeavy transport from Starbase to the Cape. We have a plan for any double down range Falcon Heavy missions ๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€๐Ÿš€

https://x.com/spaceOFFSHORE/status/2046636478764056894

What about Bob and Doug? Send one of them to the West Coast?

https://x.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/2046638436765807012

Stay tuned ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 148d (2 replies)

We have a plan for any double down range Falcon Heavy missions

o_o

2 boosters 1 droneship?

burble@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 148d

I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two boosters at the same time, man

llamacoffee@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d

Bro that'd be the coolest, craziest thing