How Does SpaceX Recover and Reuse Falcon 9?

SpaceX has mastered recovering Falcon 9 from its droneship landings in the ocean. See the process as a booster launches from the east coast, lands, and then is prepared for its next mission.

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[LJP]

I was hoping to also learn what parts of the booster get refurbished and/or replaced, but I guess that happens behind closed doors in HangarX.

[alphonsvanmaanen]

It is awesomely insane to live in an age where these Stage 1 Boosters are returned back to Earth, landing on a barge downrange then returned back to base, refurbished and launched again and again!
Kudos to all of the brilliant SpaceX teams at all points along the process - Dreams come true and Magic does happen (with lots of hard work).
Amazing!

[Trojansteel-hhxd]

Is there any footage of the octagrabber in operation?

[corrinastanley]

Brilliant views we usually don't get to see. Thanks for the additional information. NSF team rocks.

[badrinair]

Thank you team. that a fantastic few weeks in the life of a falcon 9. What a machine.

[flymacseamus]

I love that they don't even bother removing the soot/scorch marks... I guess each layer of that is almost like a mission patch for the booster 🙂

[gangsterdaddy]

I love content like this.There are so many interesting things that go into a launch than just the blast off.

[DarylBCarr]

Excellent presentation! Great to see all of the steps in order.

[BMAK]

Yes @Light For Japan Productions I had also hoped to learn just what is "refurbished" on these reusable rockets before they are good to fly again.

[dewiz]

For those of us who “need to know”. . . about EVERYTHING! Thank you!

[nabilsellami]

Thank you for sharing this procedure with us !

[paulbrunton]

Falcon 9, it's a great piece of engineering by Space X workers and designers, long may it remain a true reliable booster. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀👍

[boostav]

Can you do the same for Vandenberg? Where are the boosters refurbished?

[JsStack]

Thank you NSF for the coverage you y’all do. Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

[NOM-X]

That's great footage! Thanks NSF!

[owensparks]

For some reason landing back on the launch pad didn't seem much of a big deal, but eliminating all these steps is huge!

[johnwhitaker]

I'm so glad to see Mary is back! Bocachicagal Rocks!

[bigdavegi]

My family owns property in the port caneveral area, occasionally when we drive by we can see them lifting or preparing to lift a falcon 9 off the droneship after recovery

[davidyeager]

Where the payload/fairing is attached seems to be missing from the video. Is the same building used for attaching the payload if they are launching from LC-39A and SLS-40?

[diraziz]

Thanks Guys
You just forgot to mention the Topper that attaches to the Booster Head for Lift and legs folding. the one with 4 cables from it..