SpaceX maintains a large fleet of commercial ships to support its spaceflight recovery operations in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The company routinely lands Falcon 9 first stages offshore, recovers fairing halves from the ocean surface (valued at $3 million each), and Dragon capsules with astronauts and cargo on board.
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Active SpaceX Fleet
Of Course I Still Love You
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US West Coast for offshore Falcon booster landings.
Just Read the Instructions
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore Falcon booster landings.
A Shortfall of Gravitas
Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore Falcon booster landings.
Dragon Recovery Fast Boats
Fleet of rib boats and jet-skis that provide fast response and recovery during Dragon splashdown. Deployable from Dragon recovery ships Megan and Shannon. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky
GO Beyond
Dual-purpose support vessel based in California for fairing recovery and droneship support. Photo: Jack Beyer
Maverick and Goose
Fast boats used for fairing recovery operations. Deployed from the upper deck of support ships Bob and Doug. Photo: Jenny Hautmann
Eagle 5 and Razor Crest
Hovercraft employee transportation between Starbase and South Padre Island / Port Isabel, across the Brownsville shipping channel. Photo: Jenny Hautmann
Lindsay C
Chartered tugboat in use for operations in the Pacific Ocean.
Octagrabber
Falcon 9 securing remote-controlled robot. 3 exist, operating on all active SpaceX droneships
Check out this page to find a curated list of ships retired from SpaceX operations.