United Launch Alliance, the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin that charters the ship from Foss Maritime to move rocket components from its manufacturing location in Decatur, Ala. to Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., said Delta Mariner, is expected to arrive in Port Canaveral on Feb. 23. It’s carrying Atlas booster and Centaur upper stage rocket components that are slated for use on April 27 to launch a communications satellite for the U.S. Air Force.
The Murray, Ky. Ledger and Times said the ship left James Marine’s Paducah Marine Service in Paducah on Friday after completing repairs. The ship sustained surprisingly little damage after destroying a portion of the the Eggner’s Ferry Bridge over Kentucky Lake near Aurora.
The ship will travel down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers on its voyage to Florida.
