RocketShip is a highly maneuverable, unique custom-built rocket transport ship able to navigate both rivers and open ocean--the only U.S. flagged ship with this versatility.

ULA is a 50/50 joint venture created out of the rocket manufacturing and launch service businesses of Boeing and Lockheed Martin for their Delta and Atlas V launch vehicles, respectively. For ULA, the ship has transported the Atlas V, Delta IV and Delta II rockets under the Delta Mariner livery.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Oct 7, 2019 · The roll-on, roll-off cargo ship weighs nearly 19 million pounds, has complete living quarters and dining area for its crew of 16, a helipad on the top deck, a below-deck machine shop and sophisticated computers and navigational aids on the bridge. It is operated by Foss Maritime on behalf of ULA.

Oct 24, 2024 · Construction of the 356-ft-long ship is taking place at Bollinger Marine Fabricators in Amelia, Louisiana, with delivery to ULA expected in early 2026. ULA is expanding launch capacity in support of its customer Amazon’s Project Kuiper.

Bespoke cargo ship used to transport large rocket components from the ULA factory in Alabama to launch sites in California and Florida.

May 9, 2024 · United Launch Alliance (ULA), a company headquartered in Colorado that provides launch services, contracted with Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, and Bristol Harbor Group in...