Private space tech company SpaceX is stepping up its at-sea rocket recovery programme, planning five recoveries in 2019 , including four ASDS 9 cores, two fairings, which protect the payload during takeoff, and a US cargo capsule. albeit wet. The company uses a fleet of recovery vessels for the operations, consisting of two autonomous spaceport droneships ( ASDS ), a fast supply vessel and four crew boats, sailing out of ports on both the Dragon east and west coasts. Construction of an additional droneship has been temporarily paused due to a reduction in expected launches of large geostationary communications satellites in 2019 .
Private space tech company SpaceX is stepping up its at-sea rocket recovery programme, planning five recoveries in 2019 , including four ASDS 9 cores, two fairings, which protect the payload during takeoff, and a US cargo capsule. The company uses a fleet of recovery vessels for the operations, consisting of two autonomous spaceport droneships ( ASDS ), a fast supply vessel and four crew boats, sailing out of ports on both the Dragon east and west coasts. Construction of an additional droneship has been temporarily paused due to a reduction in expected launches of large geostationary communications satellites in 2019 .