SpaceX is to land Starship Booster on Droneship! "LEGS requirement"...

SpaceX is to land Starship Booster on Droneship! "LEGS requirement"...
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SpaceX is to land Starship Booster on Droneship! "LEGS requirement"...
Unbelievable! SpaceX has just officially delivered a dedicated droneship to support all Starship operations in Florida! Does this mean they now have an additional landing method for their biggest spacecraft, or is there something else they’re still hiding? Let’s find out right away.
Can you believe that a single, routine Falcon 9 launch could actually shape the entire future of Starship in Florida?Just recently, SpaceX successfully launched the GPS 3-8 satellite for the U.S. Space Force. Booster B1095.7 came screaming back through the sky and nailed a perfect landing on the droneship Just Read the Instructions — better known as JRTI.But this wasn’t just any landing. It was the 156th successful Falcon 9 landing on JRTI… and it was also the last.SpaceX has now officially announced that after 156 landings, Just Read the Instructions will be fully dedicated to Starship operations from now on.
SpaceX is to land Starship Booster on Droneship! "LEGS requirement"...
For 11 years, this droneship has been right there with Falcon 9 — traveling across the vast ocean on hundreds of missions. It stopped being just a barge a long time ago. It became a true member of the Falcon family.So why is SpaceX retiring JRTI from Falcon 9 duties right now?The answer lies in their bigger plan. Launch Complex 39A is transforming fast. It’s becoming the main pad for Falcon Heavy and, very soon, Starship. That means all regular Falcon 9 operations will shift entirely to SLC-40.SpaceX realized they no longer need two droneships running full-time on the East Coast. Their other veteran ship, A Shortfall of Gravitas — or ASOG — is more than capable of handling every single landing from SLC-40. It can easily support the current pace of roughly one launch every four days, while still backing up ground landings whenever needed.
SpaceX is to land Starship Booster on Droneship! "LEGS requirement"...
But the big question is: Will JRTI actually become a floating landing pad for Starship?
Think about it. LC-39A currently has only one launch tower. SpaceX will likely want to use it to catch the Super Heavy booster. That leaves the Starship itself landing on a droneship — and it actually makes perfect sense.Back in early 2026, the FAA’s approval for LC-39A allows SpaceX up to 44 Starship launches per year, along with 88 landings — 44 for the booster and 44 for the ship. Importantly, the document explicitly permits drone ship landings in the Atlantic Ocean, not just tower catches on land. This isn’t some wild idea. It’s already written into the official environmental plan.And this is the smart part. Starship is an absolute monster. Every time it lands on solid ground, it creates a storm of noise, shockwaves, and pressure on Florida residents. Landing offshore changes everything. The sound disappears into the vast ocean, sonic booms stay far from the coast, and the risk of endless lawsuits drops dramatically.


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