The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion

Re:The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion by cortesoft on Monday July 02, 2018 @05:03PM (#17445315)

I mean, was the alternative to construct them on site? Is that what would have happened if not for the political pressure? It seems likely that they would have been manufactured SOMEWHERE requiring transport, no matter what.

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Re:The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion by erik_seaberg on Monday July 02, 2018 @05:49PM (#17445611)

Could have used a ship; that's how they delivered the larger Saturn V stages from New Orleans and Seal Beach to Cape Kennedy.

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Re:The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion by Rebelgecko on Monday July 02, 2018 @07:28PM (#17446223)

Would not be practical for a Vandenberg launch (which was a shuttle requirement that was never taken advantage of)

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Re:The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion by 0xffff2 on Monday July 02, 2018 @06:11PM (#17445811)

To 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.

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Re:The soccer ball that survived the Challenger explosion by Symmetry on Monday July 02, 2018 @06:02PM (#17445733)

For example, SpaceX builds all their rockets in LA and transports them by truck to the launch site. With their next, bigger, rocket they'll send them by ship.

Blue Origin is planning to build their big rockets in Florida near the launch site.

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