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Elon Musk promised SpaceX recovers a fairing within six months (Feb 2018) by Aug 6, 2018. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.
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“I'm pretty sure we'll serve fairing recovery in the next six months.”
— Elon Musk · Feb 6, 2018 · Falcon Heavy Post-Launch Press Conference (February 6, 2018), video, ~00:31:51 00:31:51 ↗
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:31:51 — FALCON HEAVY POST-LAUNCH PRESS CONFERENCE (FEBRUARY 6, 2018), VIDEO, ~00:31:51
What actually happened
The first fairing half caught by the recovery ship came on STP-2 on Jun 25 2019. Wikipedia: STP-2 (first fairing catch, Jun 25 2019) ↗
The Progression
Feb 6, 2018
The promise: “I'm pretty sure we'll serve fairing recovery in the next six months.” · Falcon Heavy Post-Launch Press Conference (February 6, 2018), video, ~00:31:51 00:31:51 ↗
Aug 6, 2018
Deadline passed. The first fairing half caught by the recovery ship came on STP-2 on Jun 25 2019. Wikipedia: STP-2 (first fairing catch, Jun 25 2019) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,989 days past due. Never happened.
After the first Falcon Heavy launch in February 2018 Elon Musk said he was pretty sure SpaceX would achieve fairing recovery in the next six months. The first catch came in June 2019.
Receipts
LAST CHECKED 2026-10-12- [VIDEO] Falcon Heavy Post-Launch Press Conference (February 6, 2018), video, ~00:31:51 @ 00:31:51
- [TRANSCRIPT] Falcon Heavy Post-Launch Press Conference, February 6, 2018 — Elon Musk Archive transcript @ 00:31:51
SpaceX’s record
Delivered
31
38% of resolved claims delivered.
Missed
50
Deadline passed, still no-show.
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