SpaceX Gives Nose-Cone-Catching Boat 'Mr. Steven' a Bigger Net
Friday, July 13, 2018 - 18:30
in Astronomy & Space
Mr. Steven now has some more margin for error. SpaceX has outfitted the speedy boat with a much larger net, to give it a better chance of plucking payload fairings — the nose cones that surround spacecraft during launch — out of the sky.