SRB Retrieval Ships News

August 21, 2012 – NASA’s Space Shuttle Rocket Recovery Ship Setting Sail for Merchant Marines

• August 21, 2012 – A NASA sea ship that retrieved Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters for 30 years is now shifting its mission to serve the Merchant Marines. To read more about this article, click here.

April 25, 2012 – Former Shuttle Booster Recovery Ship to Image SpaceX Launch

• April 25, 2012 – The SCIFLI (Scientifically Calibrated in Flight Imagery) team, based at LaRC, will use NASA’s Freedom Star ship to capture high definition video and thermal imagery of the SpaceX launch of the Falcon 9 rocket and its Dragon Capsule. To read more about this article, click here.

July 07, 2011 – NASA Depends on Freedom and Liberty

• July 07, 2011 – NASA’s two seagoing ships, the Liberty Star and Freedom Star, stand ready on the day of a launch to retrieve the two solid rocket boosters after they are jettisoned from the Space Shuttle Orbiter. To read more about this article, click here.