When a Dragon capsule is preparing to return to Earth, Shannon or Megan are dispatched to wait near the predetermined landing zone.

GO Navigator's services were procured by SpaceX as a quick transport vessel, as a back-up to GO Searcher in the event of any technical failures.

[citation needed] In 2018 and 2019, the vessel and its crew were deployed for several hours of training to prepare for the recovery of the Dragon 2 capsules and their astronauts.

They are registered to Falcon Landing LLC, a SpaceX-linked company that also owns recovery ships Bob and Doug and Elon's private jet.

[citation needed] The Vessel is being moved to the West Coast of the United States in December 2024 to support the Crew Dragon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, due to the capsule's trunk falling into a populated area.