GO Ms. Chief – often shortened to Ms. Chief – is one of two fairing catcher recovery ships that were chartered by SpaceX until April 2021. SpaceX is no longer attempting to catch payload fairings and Ms. Chief has been retired from SpaceX operations.
Ms. Chief was constructed near identically to twin Ms. Tree. Both ships are fast, highly maneuverable vessels that were originally built for oil rig crew transport in the Gulf of Mexico. The name ‘Ms. Chief’ is a pun of the word ‘Mischief’.
manufactured
Jan 1970
status
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