{"id":22694,"date":"2021-07-04T01:40:16","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T17:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/spacex-releases-contracted-fairing-recovery-ship-as-a-lull-of-rocket-launches-approaches\/"},"modified":"2021-07-04T01:40:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-03T17:40:16","slug":"spacex-releases-contracted-fairing-recovery-ship-as-a-lull-of-rocket-launches-approaches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/spacex-releases-contracted-fairing-recovery-ship-as-a-lull-of-rocket-launches-approaches\/","title":{"rendered":"SpaceX releases contracted fairing recovery ship as a lull of rocket launches approaches"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"15543\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/07\/02\/spacex-releases-contracted-fairing-recovery-ship-as-a-lull-of-rocket-launches-approaches\/briarwood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"2100,1181\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Briarwood\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After SpaceX got rid of their faring catching ships the company went through a few options for how to recover their fairings. Today their second contracted ship left Port Canaveral, leaving SpaceX again with no dedicated fairing recovery ship.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-15514\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-where-is-briarwood-going\">Where is Briarwood going?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unknown, it set its destination to Port Fourchon, unlikely it is doing any work with SpaceX\u2019s new droneship there. That location makes sense for it as the company that operates the ship has a large fleet down in Fourchon and works mostly in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Briarwood served as the fairing recovery ship two times and both times was able to recover both fairing halves from the water. SpaceX has dealt away with the idea of catching fairings in the air with nets, deeming water recovery safe for reuse. While its time with the fleet was short, it proved very useful but still not cost-effective for SpaceX.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed alignwide is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden; width: 0px; height: 0px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=SethKurk&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1410983483770540040&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F07%2F02%2Fspacex-releases-contracted-fairing-recovery-ship-as-a-lull-of-rocket-launches-approaches%2F&amp;sessionId=eced7f4dfb2e1dd7a82b5840a575f8a81ec8087c&amp;siteScreenName=space_explored&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=500px\" data-tweet-id=\"1410983483770540040\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-twitter-extracted-i1783320556158502377=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bye bye HOS Briarwood!<\/p>\n<p>2 missions and 100% success rate. HOS has finished work with SpaceX and is heading home.<\/p>\n<p>There is a gap in East Coast launches so no need to keep this ship around.<\/p>\n<p>Live views: https:\/\/t.co\/C4G89syG4W pic.twitter.com\/RMs6rYyqbL<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gav Cornwell (@SpaceOffshore) July 2, 2021<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-spacex-enters-lull-in-launches\">SpaceX enters lull in launches<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing of Briarwood\u2019s departure makes sense because we aren\u2019t expecting the next launch to take place until July 30th and that launch isn\u2019t even by SpaceX. Currently, SpaceX is working on upgrading their Starlink satellites which is why we\u2019ve seen a lull in those launches. Elon Musk has shared that they are nearing completion of their Starlink 1.5 satellites, which will include inter-satellite laser communications. <\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-15514',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sign that Briarwood is leaving means that we are likely to not have many launches from SpaceX until those new satellites are ready. The only SpaceX launch with a hard date set is CRS-23 in August. There are a few Starlink missions rumored to fly this month but SpaceX hasn\u2019t given any hard dates for those launches.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-want-to-help-support-space-explored\">Want to help support Space Explored?<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shop on&nbsp;Amazon&nbsp;to support Space Explored writers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Directly support Seth by becoming a member of their&nbsp;Patreon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/08\/unistellar-telescope.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17371\" width=\"750\" height=\"150\"><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After SpaceX got rid of their faring catching ships the company went through a few options for how to recover their fairings. 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