R/S RocketShip is a unique cargo ship used to transport rockets from United Launch Alliance's (ULA's) 1.6 million square foot production facility in Decatur, AL. RocketShip has been in use for nearly two decades, bringing Delta IV rocket stages to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL, and Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA.

Mar 8, 2022 · R/S RocketShip is a unique cargo ship used to transport rockets from ULA's 1.6 million square foot production facility in Decatur, Alabama. The vessel has been in use for nearly two decades, bringing Delta IV rocket stages to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base, California In 2011, it started carrying ...

R/S RocketShip, [10] formerly M/V Delta Mariner, is a roll-on/roll-off cargo ship operated by Keystone Shipping Company for United Launch Alliance (ULA). [11] Her primary role is transporting components for the ULA Atlas V , Delta IV and Vulcan rockets from the manufacturer, located in Decatur, Alabama , to launch facilities at Cape Canaveral ...

RocketShip is a United Launch Alliance (ULA) cargo vessel operating a shipping route from the ULA factory in Alabama to Port Canaveral, Florida. The vessel was custom-built for the role and is designed to be able to operate in shallow waterways as well as open ocean conditions.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) currently uses a cargo ship, RocketShip, to transport large cargo from the factory to launch sites. The company is constructing a second cargo ship, named SpaceShip, to increase its capacity. ULA has also unveiled concept art for a ship designed to retrieve the engine section of the new Vulcan rocket.

In 2023, Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) was selected by United Launch Alliance (ULA) to design a river and ocean-going manned roll-on / roll-off barge for the transportation of its Vulcan Centaur rockets. The barge will be supported by an operations and cargo monitoring crew.

May 19, 2023 · Naval architecture firm Bristol Harbor Group, Inc. (BHGI) said it was recently selected by ULA to design a river and oceangoing manned roll-on / roll-off barge for the transportation of its...

Jan 11, 2023 · The first of United Launch Alliance’s big new Vulcan rockets left the factory near the Tennessee River in Decatur Tuesday bound by barge for Cape Canaveral, Fla., and a critical test flight this...

RocketShip sails into Port Canaveral. United Launch Alliance's rocket delivery ship, sporting a new name and livery, has transported an Atlas V rocket to the launch site for an upcoming national secuity mission.

SpaceShip is a future United Launch Alliance (ULA) cargo vessel currently under construction in Louisiana with completion expected in January 2026. The vessel will be custom-built for the role of delivering the Vulcan rocket from the Alabama factory to launch sites in California and Florida.