SpaceX’s floating barges are vital to its routine launch and land operations for its Falcon 9 rockets.

SpaceX says the ‘Just read the instructions’ barge has successfully supported 155 landings at sea in 10 years of service.

But the barge is not getting a full retirement, just a new lease of life. The vessel is destined to be repurposed for transporting the Starship Super Heavy boosters and ships from Starbase, Texas to the Space Coast.

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