No lightning without thunder. No Space without ships. ⚓🚀 Ramblings about offshore aerospace activities globally since 2018.

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I don't have the words to describe the last seven days. Wow. Marine Assets Rock. ❤️‍🔥 Thanks for tuning in!
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NEW: Did ULA recover another Vulcan SRB from the seafloor for the anomaly investigation today? A vessel from the same operator that recovered the last SRB was active offshore and has now arrived at Army Wharf, Port Canaveral — mirroring the previous operation. 👀
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When the recovery ship becomes a party ship for one night only 🤣
Is SpaceX going to host a special event at Port Canaveral soon (IPO related?) The recovery ship Doug has positioned itself on the south side of the port by the dining area, and I spot lighting rigs and inflatable planets onboard!! nsf.live/spacecoast
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NASA's Pegasus Barge will deliver the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope to KSC for launch as soon as next week! The telescope will leave NASA Goddard today, per Senator Van Hollen.
NASA's Pegasus barge has been spotted at the Port of Baltimore. The barge is set to pickup NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope that recently completed assembly at Goddard Spaceflight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. The telescope will travel by barge to NASA's Kennedy Space Center before launching on August 30 aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket. @NASASpaceflight
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Today, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope leaves NASA Goddard for the Port of Baltimore to begin its journey to the Kennedy Space Center. This August, Roman will launch into space, broadening our understanding of our solar system & universe. Excited to see it on the move!
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Looks like quite the party setting up 🪩🕺
Is SpaceX going to host a special event at Port Canaveral soon (IPO related?) The recovery ship Doug has positioned itself on the south side of the port by the dining area, and I spot lighting rigs and inflatable planets onboard!! nsf.live/spacecoast
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Is SpaceX going to host a special event at Port Canaveral soon (IPO related?) The recovery ship Doug has positioned itself on the south side of the port by the dining area, and I spot lighting rigs and inflatable planets onboard!! nsf.live/spacecoast
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Gav | spaceOFFSHORE retweeted
Whats in the box? Marmac 31 "You'll Thank Me Later" has arrived at Port Canaveral with its first load of hardware from Starbase, likely ringwalls to transport the first Starship Boosters and Ships here at the Cape!
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Relativity used the former Space Perspective ship Voyager to ship the Terran R Stage 2 from California to NASA Stennis, via the Panama Canal, for testing!
Replying to @relativityspace
Watch the May program update youtu.be/Mt_bow-eer4
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Voyager now has quite a few space-related accolades, having started at the now-defunct balloon tourism company and recently recovering a ULA Vulcan SRB from the sea floor off Cape Canaveral.
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The Starship transport barge returns from its debut round trip between Starbase and Florida!
SpaceX's newest support ship "You'll Thank Me Later" has returned home to Port Canaveral after a brief trip to Starbase to pick up a few stands as part of the preparations for Starship flights from Florida. Hopefully soon we will see another trip, this time with a ship or booster. @NASASpaceflight | nsf.live/spacecoast
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Blue Origin's "Never Tell Me The Odds" rolling back from LC-36. Might be a bit mentally scared, but otherwise looks to be in good physical shape. nsf.live/spacecoast
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Gav | spaceOFFSHORE retweeted
One week later, incredible progress. It’s a 24/7 operation with a solid path forward to launch this year, helped by a lot of luck. @NASA and @USSpaceForce have both been extremely helpful. This team. Never tell them the odds.
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Falcon 9 steaming ahead towards Port Canaveral
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We go where we need to be, and today that was @NASAKennedy. Some of my senior engineers and I spent time at @blueorigin with @JeffBezos and @davill, speaking with the workforce and seeing the damage at LC-36 firsthand. I appreciated the opportunity to hear directly from those working through the aftermath and better understand the challenges ahead. There is a lot of work to do, but this is exactly why people choose careers in aerospace, whether at NASA, Blue Origin, or across the industry. The talent in this field thrives under pressure and performs at its best when solving the toughest problems. We have been saying for months at NASA that we are not going to sit on our hands and wait for the capabilities necessary to achieve the nation’s most pressing objectives. We are going to take an active role alongside our partners, just as we did in the 1960s, to overcome setbacks, remove obstacles, and deliver the intended outcomes. @NASA is committed to helping the Blue team recover, continue to advance their lunar lander and get New Glenn back to launching as soon as safely possible. America’s greatest achievements in space were never the result of avoiding setbacks. They came from overcoming them. We have done it before, and we will do it again🇺🇸
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Gav | spaceOFFSHORE retweeted
Debris from our recent hotfire anomaly may wash ashore in the coming days/weeks. If you encounter any debris, do not touch or approach it for your safety. Please report the location immediately: Call: 1-321-222-4355  Email: MissionRecovery@blueorigin.com
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Gav | spaceOFFSHORE retweeted
Couldn’t agree more with Shana. Thinking about the entire team at Blue. We’ve been there before and there are very few things worse than losing a vehicle on the pad. Remember @blueorigin, it’s the darkest before the dawn and you will be measured not by this anomaly, but by how you respond. We are all rooting for you to get safely back to flight as soon as possible!
Very sad to see Blue Origin’s static fire anomaly tonight. I know that gut wrenching feeling. Keep your heads up, I know they have a team that will come back from this with hard fought lessons learned. Rockets are hard.
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Blue Origin's range security Feroricter patrol boats remain offshore from LC-36 at this time, following the explosion during static fire testing of New Glenn earlier tonight.
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All personnel are accounted for and safe. It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it. Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it.
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Gav | spaceOFFSHORE retweeted
NASA is aware of the anomaly that occurred tonight at Launch Complex 36 involving Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. 

Spaceflight is unforgiving, and developing new heavy-lift launch capability is extraordinarily difficult. We will work with our partners to support a thorough investigation of this anomaly, assess near-term mission impacts, and get back to launching rockets. 
We will provide information on any impacts to the Artemis and Moon Base programs as it becomes available.
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