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Could have used a ship; that's how they delivered the larger Saturn V stages from New Orleans and Seal Beach to Cape Kennedy.
by erik_seaberg 8y ago
Could have used a ship; that's how they delivered the larger Saturn V stages from New Orleans and Seal Beach to Cape Kennedy.
- 0xffff2 8y agoTo clarify, there are many places where the boosters could have been manufactured and transported by ship. The shuttle SRB's where manufactured in Utah, where transportation by ship is impractical.
- Rebelgecko 8y agoWould not be practical for a Vandenberg launch (which was a shuttle requirement that was never taken advantage of)