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<i>Shannon</i> (ship)

Shannon (ship)

SpaceX Dragon Recovery Vessel

Shannon, formerly called GO Navigator, is an offshore supply ship owned and operated by Guice Offshore, and currently deployed as one of the SpaceX Dragon/Dragon 2 recovery vessels[2] along with Megan.[3] Both the vessels are identical and equipped with a medical treatment facility, helipad, lifting frame, etc.[4]

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The vessel played a key role in the recovery operation of SpaceX's first crewed mission - Crew Dragon Demo-2.[5][6][7]

History

GO Navigator's services were procured by SpaceX as a quick transport vessel, as a back-up to GO Searcher in the event of any technical failures.[citation needed]

In 2018 and 2019, the vessel and its crew were deployed for several hours of training to prepare for the recovery of the Dragon 2 capsules and their astronauts. The vessel executed the recovery operations during the Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test.[citation needed]

Between April and May 2019, GO Navigator was temporarily re-assigned to fairing recovery operations for the ArabSat-6A, Starlink 0.9, STP-2, and Amos-17 missions.[citation needed]

GO stands for Guice Offshore, the owner and operator of these type of vessels.[8]

In early 2022, the vessel was renamed Shannon after SpaceX Crew-1 astronaut Shannon Walker, along with GO Searcher being renamed Megan after SpaceX Crew-2 astronaut Megan McArthur. They are registered to Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company that also owns recovery ships Bob and Doug and Elon's private jet.[citation needed]

List of recovery missions

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Mission Overview

Demo-2

For the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission, the GO Navigator had a broken backup generator; however it still completed its mission and recovered the Endeavour capsule from the sea. The recovery was impeded by private boats which circled the capsule in the water.

GO Navigator Demo-2 recovery mission
  • GO Navigator in the dock showing capsule "nest" and retractable arch recovery device.
  • NASA Chief Astronaut Patrick G. Forrester, left, and NASA astronaut and Crew Recovery Chief Shane Kimbrough.
  • GO Navigator deploying a fast boat off the rear of the boat.
  • GO Navigator approaches the capsule.
  • Crew Dragon Endeavour being hoisted onto aft of GO Navigator vessel.
  • Robert Behnken, left, and Douglas Hurley are seen inside Endeavour onboard GO Navigator being greeted by SpaceX flight surgeon Anil Menon.
more images can be found on wiki commons.

See also

  • Megan, another SpaceX Dragon recovery ship

References

  1. [1]
    "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Go Navigator". VesselTracker. 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "GO Navigator". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. [3]
    "GO Searcher". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. [4]
    "Crew Dragon Recovery". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. [5]
    "SpaceX Crew Dragon: everything you need to know about the Demo-2 space launch". BBC Science Focus Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  6. [6]
    Sheetz, Michael (2020-05-26). "Everything you need to know about SpaceX's historic Demo-2 launch, its first with NASA astronauts". CNBC. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  7. [7]
    "Launch America - a partnership between NASA and private space companies – will help open the space above Earth to people besides government astronauts". NASA. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  8. [8]
    Ralph, Eric (2018-11-05). "NASA shows off SpaceX's upgraded Crew Dragon recovery vessel, tests helipad". TESLARATI. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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