NASA Moon Rocket Boosters Take Cross-Country Train Trip to Florida

Ten booster motor segments for NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket were loaded into specialized transporters at Northrop Grumman’s facility in Promontory Point, Utah, for a cross-country rail trip to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida in September. The booster motor segments, which each weigh 180 tons, traveled across eight states and arrived at the spaceport Sept. 25. Crews at Kennedy will use the segments to build the two SLS solid rocket boosters that will provide more than 75% of the total thrust for the agency’s crewed Artemis II mission. Northrop Grumman is the lead contractor for SLS boosters, which are the largest and most powerful ever built for spaceflight. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, manages the SLS Program.
For more information about SLS, visit www.nasa.gov/sls.
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[@JimMcDade_Exploration]

Awesome!

[@StreuB1]

Not shown, the SOF security team that provides overwatch of the transport.

[@Elyon113]

America needs a new train network

[@sussyimposter572]

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