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SpaceX successfully catches one fairing half from latest Starlink launch

SpaceXis one step closer to an even more re-usable launch system today, after it successfully recovered one fo the halves of the fairing used on its Starlink satellite launch today. The fairing half was caught by its ‘Ms. Tree’ vessel, a ship at sea in the Atlantic strung with a large net specifically for the purpose of recovering these launch craft components.
SpaceX had been aiming to catch both halves of the fairing, but the other (intended to land on ‘Ms. Chief,’ anot
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