SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy's central propeller in favor of the sea

SpaceX said The edge in a report:

"Over the weekend, because of the rough seas, SpaceX's recovery team has not been able to secure the center's reminder for its return trip to Port Canaveral. We have been hoping to bring the reminder back intact, but the safety of our team always takes precedence and we do not expect future missions to be affected. "

Although the company can no longer recover the lost kernel, it plans to use the two outer boosters that will land ashore for Falcon Heavy's next mission this summer. The rocket boosters are modified Falcon 9 cores, which the company had already proven capable of landing on drones. If he wants to recover all three in the future, however, he will have to refine the design of the central booster to be able to return to a houseboat. and Safe enough to cross rough water.