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SpaceX Unveils its New Falcon Catcher

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Jenny Hautmann
July 27, 20213:00 PM UTC (UTC +0)

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SpaceX has built a new droneship.

A Shortfall of Gravitas will operate off Florida's Space Coast to capture Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy boosters along with the Just Read the Instructions droneship. SpaceX founder Elon Musk says 'Gravitas' is fully automated with no tugboat required to reach its destination in the Atlantic. The Of Course I Still Love You droneship has been tugged through the Panama Canal to catch rocket boosters launching out of Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.

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A Shortfall of Gravitas arrived in Port Canaveral, Florida on July 15th at around noon after its journey from Port Fourchon, Louisiana.

Our photographer Jenny Hautmann had the opportunity to fly up above Cape Canaveral in a helicopter to get some aerial shots of the brand new droneship as it was brought in alongside Tugboat, Finn Falgout.

Jenny also captured a battle-worn Just Read the Instructions now docked at port.

Quick View: A Shortfall of Gravitas

Range

300 to 1,000 km

Length

91 M

Beam

52 M

Jenny Hautmann for Supercluster

Jenny Hautmann for Supercluster

Jenny Hautmann
July 27, 20213:00 PM UTC (UTC +0)