Both fairing halves recovered. Will be flown on Starlink 💫 mission later this year. pic.twitter.com/ouz1aqW3Mm
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 12, 2019
Unfortunately @SpaceX lost the center core or #falconheavy as it was being towed into port (from 1,000 km down range) due to rough seas. They have a robot named “octagrabber” that apparently can’t grab onto the FH center core. This shouldn’t effect STP-2 which will use a new core pic.twitter.com/OfwI8LYyhr
— Everyday Astronaut (@Erdayastronaut) April 15, 2019
It can, but the attachment fixtures are different from standard F9 & they weren’t ready in time
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 16, 2019
Engines seem ok, pending inspection
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 16, 2019
“Over the weekend, due to rough sea conditions, SpaceX’s recovery team was unable to secure the center core booster for its return trip to Port Canaveral,” SpaceX said in a statement to The Verge. “As conditions worsened with eight to ten foot swells, the booster began to shift and ultimately was unable to remain upright. While we had hoped to bring the booster back intact, the safety of our team always takes precedence. We do not expect future missions to be impacted.”