Meet The Fleet - Recovery Fleet Overview

Active Fleet

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US West Coast for offshore booster landings.

Bob is one SpaceX's two new multi-purpose recovery ships. Designed for fairing recovery and droneship operations.

Crosby Skipper is a chartered tugboat SpaceX is currently using for operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore booster landings.

Doug is one SpaceX's two new multi-purpose recovery ships. Designed for fairing recovery and droneship operations.

NRC Quest is the Pacific Ocean fairing recovery ship. NRC Quest previously recovered Cargo Dragon.

Autonomous Spaceport Droneship based on the US East Coast for offshore booster landings. New for 2021.

Megan is a Dragon recovery vessel, equipped with a medical facility and helipad. Usually deployed in the Atlantic Ocean.

Maverick is a fast boat used for fairing recovery operations. Deployed from the upper deck of support ship Bob or Doug.

GO Quest is the current West Coast droneship support ship, formerly based on the US East Coast.

Shannon is a Dragon recovery vessel and is built identically to GO Searcher. Usually deployed in the Gulf of Mexico.

Goose is a fast boat used for fairing recovery operations. Deployed from the upper deck of support ship Bob or Doug.

The Falcon 9 Securing Robot, known as Octagrabber, operates on SpaceX droneships to secure boosters after a landing.

GO Ms. Tree is a fast, maneuverable vessel that was previously modified to catch fairing halves.

Phobos was one of two planned Starship floating spaceports. Sold in 2023 due to SpaceX changing plans.

GO Ms. Chief is the near-identical sister ship to Ms. Tree that was previously modified to catch fairing halves.

Deimos was one of two planned Starship floating spaceports. Sold in 2023 due to SpaceX changing plans.

Shelia Bordelon was a temporary SpaceX fairing recovery vessel. Equipped with a 50-ton crane to lift fairing halves from the water.

Finn Falgout is a tugboat used by SpaceX from 2020 - 2022 for towing operations in the Atlantic Ocean.

Hawk is a tugboat that is sometimes used to tow droneships to landing zones in the Atlantic Ocean.