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SpaceX recovery boat spotted with huge claw-like “fairing grabber”
- Tuxer 9y agoThe soon to come on-board videos of this high speed boat trying to catch a fairing coming from space under steerable parachute will be AWESOME.
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- unwind 9y agoBy the way, for people who don't follow (aero)space too closely, the aircraft fairing [1] referred to is basically some type of cover/hood, i.e. a passive component that makes something more aerodynamic, with less drag. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fairing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_fairing
- perilunar 9y ago"the mechanism spotted aboard would appear to be a small departure, likely instead making use of a net to catch the fairing." Doesn't look like a 'grabber' to me either. Looks exactly like four moveable arms that will support a giant net.