GO Navigator

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

History
United States
Name:
  • GO Navigator (2019 Onwards)
  • GIS Grizzly (2018-2019)
  • HARVEY Grizzly (2014-2018)
  • CALLAIS Navigator (2013-2014)
Owner: Guice Offshore
Operator: Guice Offshore
Builder: Master Boat Builders, Coden, Alabama
Launched: 2009
Completed: 2010
In service: 2010
Identification:
Status: In service
Notes: [1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Platform supply vessel
Tonnage:
Length: 49.85 m (163 ft 7 in)
Beam: 10.98 m (36 ft 0 in)
Draught: 3 m (9 ft 10 in)
Depth: 3.6576 m (12 ft 0 in)
Decks: 1
Installed power: 1,750 HP
Propulsion: 2 x CAT 3508B Industrial Diesel Engines
Speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity: 20
Crew: 6
Notes: [1]

The vessel is marked for a key role in the recovery operation of SpaceX's first crewed mission - Crew Dragon Demo-2.[5][6][7][8]

History

GO Navigator's services were procured by SpaceX as a stand-by support vessel, in case GO Searcher fails because of any technical snag.

In 2018-2019, the vessel and its crew deployed for many hours of training to prepare for the role of recovering Dragon 2 and astronauts. The vessel executed catching operations during Crew Dragon Demo-1 and Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test.

However, 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.

GO stands for Guice Offshore, the owner and operator these type of vessels.[9]

  • Crew Dragon Demo-1 splashdown. GO Navigator's inflatables on its way to recover the capsule.

List of recovery missions
Sr. No Date Mission Role Type
1 11 April 2019 ArabSat-6A Fairing recovery Non-Catching
2 2 March 2019 Crew Dragon Demo-1 Crew Dragon recovery support Catching
3 24 May 2019 Starlink Fairing recovery Non-Catching
4 25 June 2019 STP-2 Fairing recovery Non-Catching
5 6 August 2019 Amos-17 Fairing recovery Non-Catching
6 11 November 2020 Starlink-2 Fairing recovery Non-Catching
7 19 January 2020 Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test Crew Dragon recovery support Catching

See Also

References
  1. "Advanced Masterdata for the Vessel Go Navigator". VesselTracker. 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "GO Navigator". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  3. "GO Searcher". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  4. "Crew Dragon Recovery". SpaceXFleet. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  5. "SpaceX Crew Dragon: everything you need to know about the Demo-2 space launch". BBC Science Focus Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  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. "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. "Explained: Why Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission is important, and how it will take place". The Indian Express. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  9. 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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