https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1782410928094327030
Rumours are circling that SpaceX is planning to add a fourth droneship by 2025.
To that end I will say that If you missed the top reply to this tweet from a few weeks ago, maybe you should go and take a look… 🧐
https://twitter.com/SpaceOffshore/status/1776725338829009069
If any aerospace companies were interested in building a droneship, the list of options is growing…
SpaceX currently uses barges Marmac 302, 303, and 304 from McDonough Marine Service (photo cred)
The company has completed Marmac 305, this is 306 and the 307 is coming soon.
The top reply: https://twitter.com/TurkeyBeaver/status/1776733746261061842
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For context, TurkeyBeaver is VP of Launch at SpaceX.
This kind of stuff is my jam, I would love to know about the cost of retrofitting a purchase vs. building from the keelplates up. This is a most tempting rabbit hole. It just seems like a barge from the outside.
But inside, its systems are all automated. It’s like a slightly more pedestrian looking Optimus Prime… EDIT: BAD APOSTROPHE. BAD.
