{"id":22752,"date":"2021-05-31T01:54:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-30T17:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/exclusive-the-most-recent-images-of-spacexs-third-droneship-show-a-new-structure-on-the-bow\/"},"modified":"2021-05-31T01:54:18","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T17:54:18","slug":"exclusive-the-most-recent-images-of-spacexs-third-droneship-show-a-new-structure-on-the-bow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/exclusive-the-most-recent-images-of-spacexs-third-droneship-show-a-new-structure-on-the-bow\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive: The most recent images of SpaceX\u2019s third droneship show a new structure on the bow"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We\u2019ve been tracking the construction of SpaceX\u2019s A Shortfall of Gravitas droneship over the past month and the newest images we\u2019ve gathered show a new structure on the bow of the barge.<\/p>\n

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SpaceX\u2019s increase in launch cadence to support their growing Starlink constellation makes it necessary to construct a third droneship for its fleet. This construction has fallen to a team in Port Fourchon, Louisiana where the barge Marmac 302 is being converted into the floating landing pad.<\/p>\n

The latest images taken by our photographer Daryl Sausse show that construction has been speeding up and moved from the stern to the bow of the barge. On previous versions of SpaceX\u2019s droneships, they have used modified shipping containers to store the equipment needed to secure the Falcon 9 boosters. The new structure seems to stray from that idea and looks to be completely custom-made for the barge. <\/p>\n

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