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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Rockets in Inverness??

Posted: 6/27/2024 10:02:35 AM EDT

Yesterday I was in Inverness and again I witnessed a large rocket being escorted down 41 South to 44 and I'm assuming from there over to the cape or Kennedy. I'm left wondering why would rockets need to be up here? It looked the size of a Falcon 9 first stage booster. I've seen them come and go and it makes no sense. Where would the be going to and from so far away from the space center?

Posted: 6/27/2024 5:11:27 PM EDT

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Maybe headed to or from the Space-X facility in Texas?

Posted: 6/28/2024 12:52:34 PM EDT

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I figured they would move them by ship or barge instead of dealing with the hassle of getting oversize load permits to move them by truck.

Posted: 6/28/2024 1:07:23 PM EDT

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That might have been the one I saw Wednesday afternoon heading east on I-10 in Mississippi.

It was wrapped up in black plastic.

Posted: 6/28/2024 2:15:18 PM EDT

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Or just figure out how to launch it there and land it here.

Posted: 6/28/2024 4:35:48 PM EDT

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That might have been the one I saw Wednesday afternoon heading east on I-10 in Mississippi.

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Bingo. The one I saw was in a black plastic wrap.

Posted: 6/28/2024 6:42:28 PM EDT

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https://www.facebook.com/Citruscountylive/videos/anyone-else-catch-this-massive-rocket-shaped-object-being-transported-through-ci/276803087357459/

A short video, heading east past the Mexican restaurant and Publix in Crystal River. Seems odd that the axles are connected directly to the load, instead of a cradle the load rests in.

The guess is something more industrial, like a ball mill. Or a purification column like for water or in a refinery. If a rocket, the nose payload would be a separate shipped part.

Posted: 6/28/2024 8:46:12 PM EDT

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From an old article.

https://spacecoastdaily.com/2016/05/spacexs-next-rocket-arrives-in-cape-canaveral-falcon-9-launch-set-for-june-16/

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Posted: 6/28/2024 9:07:23 PM EDT

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It's definitely a booster rocket.

Posted: 6/29/2024 10:04:47 AM EDT

[#9]

Well, those things are engineered even tougher than I thought.

https://www.teslarati.com/spacex-falcon-heavy-ussf-44-first-booster-delivery/

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Rockets in Inverness??

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