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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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