SpaceX’s Mr. Steven returns with Falcon fairing half in net after drop test practice
Captured in a series of photos taken by Teslarati photographers Pauline Acalin and Tom Cross over several days, SpaceX Falcon…
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Mr Steven
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Block 5 ready for first Return-To-Launch-Site booster landing
Falcon 9 B1048.2 is vertical at SpaceX's Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) facilities ahead of the rocket's second launch,…
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SpaceX reinstalls Mr Steven’s arms for Sunday Falcon 9 fairing catch
Over the course of less than half a day, SpaceX recovery technicians completed installation of three of Mr. Steven's four…
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 fairing catcher Mr Steven preps for October recovery attempt
Following a 45-day armless hiatus, SpaceX fairing recovery vessel Mr Steven's four net-supporting arms have reappeared at its Berth 240…
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SpaceX fairing catcher Mr Steven armless once more for maintenance and upgrades
SpaceX's Falcon 9 fairing catcher ship Mr Steven has had all four new arms removed as the company's recovery engineers and…
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SpaceX gears up for Crew Dragon’s first recovery with a giant inflatable cushion
Paired with observations and comments from sources familiar with the company, all signs seem to indicate that SpaceX is planning…
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SpaceX’s Mr Steven spotted practicing Falcon 9 fairing catches with upgraded net
SpaceX's fairing recovery vessel Mr Steven was spotted on Monday, August 13 conducting the first fairing recovery tests to involve…
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SpaceX nails second Falcon 9 landing in 48 hours, fairing catch foiled by weather
Just a handful of days after SpaceX's second-ever successful launch and landing of their upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5, the…
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SpaceX will use a parasail guidance system to land Falcon 9’s fairing into a huge net
SpaceX recovery vessel Mr Steven officially departed Port of Los Angeles on the evening of July 23 and is speeding…
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SpaceX’s Mr Steven spotted in high-speed test at sea with upgraded net
SpaceX's newly-outfitted recovery vessel Mr Steven was recently captured conducting aggressive maneuvers off the coast of Port of Los Angeles,…
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SpaceX completes vast Mr Steven arm upgrades for quadruple-sized net
Scarcely 48 hours after they began, SpaceX technicians have already completed installation of all four of Falcon fairing recovery vessel…
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SpaceX’s Mr Steven gains upgraded arms to catch its first Falcon 9 fairings
SpaceX's iconic Falcon 9 payload fairing recovery ship, known as Mr Steven, has been spotted in California's Port of San Pedro…
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Renderings of SpaceX clawboat’s huge net upgrade is a taste of what’s to come
After several close-but-no-cigar attempts at snatching a Falcon 9 payload fairing out of the air, SpaceX's iconic recovery vessel Mr Steven…
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SpaceX’s Mr Steven preps for “claw” upgrade for football field-sized net
Photos from Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin show that SpaceX's Mr. Steven fairing recovery vessel is undergoing extensive upgrades to the…
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SpaceX’s first fairing catch imminent with plans to 4X Mr Steven’s net
Following SpaceX CEO Elon Musk's brief confirmation that the launch company would be quadrupling recovery vessel Mr Steven's already-huge net,…
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SpaceX’s BFR factory in LA spied with four Falcon 9 fairing halves
In an unexpected turn of events, Teslarati photographer Pauline Acalin came across a remarkable scene in Port of Los Angeles…
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SpaceX’s Mr Steven just misses catch, returns with intact Falcon 9 fairing
SpaceX appears to have successfully retrieved both halves of a Falcon 9 payload fairing intact, despite failing to catch them with…
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SpaceX rocket fairing reappears on Mr Steven after six week hiatus
A hop and a skip away from SpaceX's first Falcon 9 Block 5 recovery, the company's famous fairing recovery vessel…
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