I don't think this is the intent. SpaceX can't overfly Florida with launches from Texas. They won't be launching from Texas for several years anyway. Moving the boosters on the barge would be MUCH more expensive than landing them at the nearest port and trucking them. They are sized to move by highway. They don't want to refurb them in Hawthorne. Rapid Reusability means just that. Gas and Go. They bring them back to the launch point, refuel and relaunch.
The reason for the barge landings (ASDS) is just physics. They can't launch payloads that need more propellant AND fly back. In those cases the booster just drops down on a ballistic path and lands at sea down range. The ASDS allows recovery of boosters that need more propellant ...it's that simple.
The reason for the barge landings (ASDS) is just physics. They can't launch payloads that need more propellant AND fly back. In those cases the booster just drops down on a ballistic path and lands at sea down range. The ASDS allows recovery of boosters that need more propellant ...it's that simple.