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On 8/14/2016 12:57 PM, Jeff Findley wrote:
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exception would be when the mission calls for a barge landing and ocean
conditions are rough, despite good weather for launch. How likely is
that?
So you are saying that the weather conditions 400 miles out in the
Atlantic will normally be the same as the coastal conditions at the
launch area? Really? If you don't know about the storms that wander
around in the Atlantic I suggest that you watch the Atlantic marine
weather reports for the next few days.

You're not a meteorologist are you?


I'm not a weather expert, but my guess would be not likely.

As another poster has already pointed out, it has already happened. In
fact, I believe that recovery area weather has been a factor in a failed
or abandoned recovery attempt at least twice so far.

True, but out of all of the recovery attempts so far, that's not a
horrible record.

But, if this does prove to be a huge issue, when Falcon Heavy proves
itself to be reliable, Falcon 9 payloads could be shifted to it. If a
Falcon Heavy were used for a Falcon 9 size payload, there would be
plenty of fuel reserve to fly back to Cape Canaveral for a landing of
both the boosters and the center lower stage. So in that case landing
weather would always be the same as launch weather.

The devil is in the details which method will be cheaper in the long run
for the largest of the current Falcon 9 payloads.

Jeff
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