SpaceX retires Just Read the Instructions drone ship after final Falcon 9 recovery
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Updated · Florida Today · Apr 24
SpaceX retires Just Read the Instructions drone ship after final Falcon 9 recovery
6 articles · Updated · Florida Today · Apr 24
The vessel completed its last Falcon 9 booster recovery on April 21 and will now support Starship launches from Florida.
A Shortfall of Gravitas becomes the sole drone ship for Falcon 9 sea recoveries, while Just Read the Instructions prepares for larger Starship operations.
SpaceX’s transition supports upcoming Starship missions, including NASA’s Artemis program, and may increase sonic booms from land-based Falcon 9 recoveries at Cape Canaveral.
With one less drone ship, is SpaceX's record-setting Falcon 9 launch schedule at risk?
Will SpaceX's Starship be ready in time for NASA's ambitious 2028 moon landing mission?
As Starship rises, what becomes of the rocket that rewrote space economics?
Is SpaceX's Florida 'Gigafactory' the key to making Starship launches finally routine?
How will Florida's coast handle the powerful sonic booms from SpaceX's new landing strategy?