Wednesday, January 18, 2012

A canister containing the second of 15 SSMEs awaiting shipment departs from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to head to Stennis Space Center (SSC) in Mississippi, on January 16, 2012.
NASA / Jim Grossmann

Bound for Mississippi... Two days ago, NASA transported the second of 15 Space Shuttle Main Engines (SSMEs) from Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi. The SSMEs were prepared for shipment at KSC last October, and will be placed in storage at Stennis for the next couple of years before being called back into service when the Space Launch System embarks on its first flight...which is currently aimed for 2017.

Inside the SSME Processing Facility at KSC, several engines await shipment to SSC in Mississippi, on January 12, 2012.
NASA / Gianni Woods

The second of 15 SSMEs is about to be placed inside a canister for delivery to SSC in Mississippi, on January 12, 2012.
NASA / Gianni Woods

The canister containing the second of 15 SSMEs awaiting shipment to SSC in Mississippi is about to be sealed for delivery from KSC, on January 12, 2012.
NASA / Gianni Woods
Posted by Richard Par at 12:15 AM
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