Just Read the Instructions Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship

Mission Profile

Just Read the Instructions (JRTI) is SpaceX's autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) stationed on the US West Coast and used to land the first stages of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets following launches from Vandenberg Space Force Base. The converted offshore oil platform barge is equipped with a hydraulically repositionable landing pad, Autonomous Drone Ship (ADS) propulsion and station-keeping systems, and the Octagrabber robot that secures the booster to the deck after landing. First operational landing on JRTI occurred on 8 July 2018. The ship's name, like its East Coast counterpart Of Course I Still Love You, is a reference to a spacecraft in Iain M. Banks' Culture science fiction series.