{"id":22847,"date":"2021-04-02T00:23:33","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/update-arrives-in-florida-with-atlas-v-ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river-on-its-way-to-port-canaveral\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T00:23:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T16:23:33","slug":"update-arrives-in-florida-with-atlas-v-ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river-on-its-way-to-port-canaveral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/update-arrives-in-florida-with-atlas-v-ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river-on-its-way-to-port-canaveral\/","title":{"rendered":"[Update: Arrives in Florida with Atlas V] ULA\u2019s Rocketship leaves the Mississippi River on its way to Port Canaveral"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"img-border featured-image wp-block-image--obfuscated\">\n<p>\t<img width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1600\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=320&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=640&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1500&amp;quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-attachment-id=\"11933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/ula_rocketship_daryl_002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"6091,3426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\"><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SpaceX isn\u2019t the only company that employs a fleet of ships to help with launching their rockets to space. United Launch Alliance also has a ship built to transport its rockets from their facilities along the Mississippi River to the company\u2019s launch sites on the east and west coasts.<\/p>\n<p><ins data-ad-format=\"auto\" class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7125080057269629\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" style=\"display: block; margin: auto; background-color: transparent; height: 0px;\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" name=\"aswift_2\" style=\"left: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; border: 0px; width: 775px; height: 0px; min-height: auto; max-height: none; min-width: auto; max-width: none;\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" width=\"775\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;us_privacy=1YNN&amp;gpp=DBABL~BVQqAAAAAg&amp;gpp_sid=7&amp;client=ca-pub-7125080057269629&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;num_ads=1&amp;adk=2072073738&amp;adf=712772469&amp;abgtt=7&amp;w=775&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1783312926&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4018519472&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=775x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fspaceexplored.com%2F2021%2F04%2F01%2Fulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river%2F&amp;host=ca-host-pub-5506057612223327&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=194&amp;rw=774&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;asro=0&amp;aimartd=4&amp;aieuf=1&amp;aicrs=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1783312926402&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=2249&amp;idt=3&amp;shv=r20260701&amp;mjsv=m202606290101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3Dca9555a57a2f2561%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783312868%3AS%3DALNI_MZ9A7T4VwT-tN8evk0ZwKoZ5JakhQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D000014b2e7cdc06e%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783312868%3AS%3DALNI_MaSgUh-RdxMjeT5RHjKJMdOokxhLw&amp;eo_id_str=ID%3D884394a5f2fa4ed6%3AT%3D1783311541%3ART%3D1783312868%3AS%3DAA-AfjZ32sxFDDemDeSI8J0eSBXq&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C336x280&amp;nras=2&amp;correlator=890354840255&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;u_tz=480&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=960&amp;u_w=1707&amp;u_ah=912&amp;u_aw=1707&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1.5&amp;dmc=8&amp;adx=96&amp;ady=1193&amp;biw=1421&amp;bih=637&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=95395661%2C95393485&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=7402546638443560&amp;tmod=382424440&amp;uas=0&amp;nvt=1&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=133%2C96%2C133%2C96%2C1707%2C0%2C1441%2C720%2C1438%2C637&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1&amp;pgls=CAk.&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=2&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=29\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CKaSt5uevZUDFXnVTAIdV7oTBg\"><\/iframe><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-11926\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ship properly named Rocketship is a pretty special ship. Built to be able to sail in both rivers and the open oceans, it takes parts of ULA\u2019s rockets to where they need to be. Rocketship has carried ULA\u2019s Delta II, Delta IV, and Atlas V rocket components for their flights as well as carrying the first pathfinding pieces for ULA\u2019s newest rocket Vulcan.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With ULA\u2019s lower launch cadence, we don\u2019t get to see Rocketship a lot but it was spotted leaving the Mississippi yesterday afternoon. Its destination is stated to be Port Canaveral which is where ULA drops off its rockets to be moved onto Cape Canaveral Space Force Station prior to their flights.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:10,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" data-attachment-id=\"11932\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/ula_rocketship_daryl_001\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" 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6720px) 100vw, 6720px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6091\" height=\"3426\" data-attachment-id=\"11933\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/ula_rocketship_daryl_002\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"6091,3426\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_002\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_002.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11933\" 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https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_003.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5648px) 100vw, 5648px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6631\" height=\"3730\" data-attachment-id=\"11935\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/ula_rocketship_daryl_004\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png\" data-orig-size=\"6631,3730\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/themes\/ninetofive\/dist\/images\/default-spaceexplored-related-guide.png?w=1024\" src=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11935\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all\" data-link=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/?attachment_id=11935\" class=\"wp-image-11935\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg 6631w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=2048,1152 2048w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=350,197 350w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=140,79 140w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=1600,900 1600w, https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/03\/ULA_Rocketship_Daryl_004.jpg?resize=150,84 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6631px) 100vw, 6631px\"><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocketship is planning to arrive at Port Canaveral late Wednesday afternoon carrying an unknown payload. Normally ULA sends their rockets to their launch pads months and sometimes a year in advance of their launch date. The announcement of what is being delivered usually happens as the payload is being unloaded in Florida.<\/p>\n<p>\t<span class=\"outbrain-ad-label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<script type=\"text\/plain\">\n\t\t\twindow.adSlotsConfig = window.adSlotsConfig || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tadSlotsConfig.push( {\n\t\t\t\tslotID: '\/1049447\/Outbrain',\n\t\t\t\tslotName: 'div-gpt-ad-outbrain-ad-11926',\n\t\t\t\tsizes: [300, 250],\n\t\t\t\tslotPosition: 'mid_article'\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To take a guess of what could possibly be on board, most likely it will be an Atlas rocket for one of their upcoming 9 Atlas V missions this year. ULA has yet to launch this year but their first mission is planned to launch at the beginning of May.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-arrives-in-port-canaveral-with-atlas-v-rocket\">Arrives in Port Canaveral with Atlas V Rocket<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rocketship arrived late Wednesday night into Port Canaveral and docked new the entrance on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Thursday morning ULA confirmed the contents of the ship\u2019s cargo area to be an Atlas V rocket destined to launch a sophisticated national security satellite for the US Space Force.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{&quot;blog_id&quot;:10,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\">\n<li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Open image in full-screen.\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"747\" data-attachment-id=\"12152\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/spaceexplored.com\/2021\/04\/01\/ulas-rocketship-leaves-the-mississippi-river\/rocketshipoffload_1_hub\/\" 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