News Delta Mariner With ULA Rocket Parts Crashed In Kentucky

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Florida Today - The Flame Trench: Cargo Ship With Rocket Parts Crashes In Kentucky:

A cargo ship carrying rocket stages headed for Cape Canaveral crashed into a bridge in Kentucky Thursday but no flight hardware was damaged, officials said today.

United Launch Alliance issued this statement:

"The Delta Mariner, owned and operated by Foss Marine, made contact with the Eggner Ferry Bridge at U.S. Highway 68 and Kentucky Highway 80 over the Tennessee River Thursday evening, Jan. 26 at 8:15 p.m. Central Time resulting in a portion of the bridge collapsing . The 312-foot vessel was carrying vehicle components for an upcoming United Launch Alliance launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida . There are no injuries on the Mariner or the bridge. Initial inspections have shown that the flight hardware being transported was not damaged. The Coast Guard is conducting an investigation.

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SPACE.com: Barge Carrying Atlas Rockets Crashes Into Bridge

Universe Today: Rocket Carrier Causes Bridge Collapse in Kentucky

USA Today: Kentucky bridge hit by cargo ship, collapses

 

[NovaSilisko]

Oh god, save the rocket parts! Don't care about the truckship!

 

[Felipi1205]

It's a cargo ship, and not a truck! :lol:

 

[NovaSilisko]

It's a cargo ship, and not a truck! :lol:

:uhh:

 

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NASASpaceflight: No impact to two ULA missions following Delta Mariner accident

 

[Thunder Chicken]

Did anyone else read the title to the thread and think that Delta Mariner was some unknown ULA Mars launch from Vandenburg that went awry and crashed in Kentucky?

 

[n122vu]

Did anyone else read the title to the thread and think that Delta Mariner was some unknown ULA Mars launch from Vandenburg that went awry and crashed in Kentucky?

That's exactly what I thought.

 

[Izack]

Did anyone else read the title to the thread and think that Delta Mariner was some unknown ULA Mars launch from Vandenburg that went awry and crashed in Kentucky?

Yep, me too. :lol: