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What nearby ships?

• gehsty 9y ago
  The landing barge is towed into position by tugs, and once the boosters are landed I presume it is towed back out, so there will be some tug boats nearby.
  • codeulike 9y ago
    I thought the barge was a drone?
    • ygra 9y ago
      It has station-keeping thrusters to stay at precise GPS coordinates. But it can't move far under own power and is towed. The name ASDS is not really to be taken literally here.
      • gehsty 9y ago
        It will likely be a proper dynamic positioning system so will more than likely use two independent reference systems for position, one could be a DGPS system the other could be as basic as a taughtwire....
• mastax 9y ago
  The nearby ships with the people that weld the booster to the deck for transport.