Bollinger Shipyards has signed a deal to design, oversee and build a 356-foot long ship that will transport Vulcan rockets from Alabama to their launch sites.
Terms of the contract with the United Launch Alliance were not disclosed.
The SpaceShip is currently under construction at Bollinger’s shipyard in Amelia. The vessel is set for completion in January 2026.
The ship will transport rockets from the ULA factory in Decatur, Alabama, to launch sites at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
ULA said it is doubling its launch rate in support of its deal with Blue Origin, a space company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos.
ULA will launch 38 rockets to set up a satellite network for Blue Origin, that will provide fast, affordable broadband service worldwide.