PHOTOS: Rocket spotted on Ohio highway
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(WJW) – A rocket zipping down an Ohio interstate.
It’s not something you see every day. But, traffic cameras captured the rare occurrence on Monday as a rocket made its way from Copley to Dayton.
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There are no official reports on how fast the rocket was traveling, but we assume no faster than the flatbed truck hauling the spacecraft.
Pictures provided by ODOT Spokesperson Matt Bruning show the large load as it made its way along I-270.
Credit: ODOT via Matt Bruning Credit: ODOT via Matt Bruning
According to a Facebook post by National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, the Atlas rocket was in restoration at Thomarios, a specialty construction company, in Copley, Ohio. It has now arrived at the Dayton museum and is being installed as part of their Missile Gallery.
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“This will represent the launch vehicle for USAF Maj Gordon Cooper’s Mercury-Atlas 9 mission on May 15-16, 1963. His was on the final and longest Mercury mission, lasting more than 34 hours. In his spacecraft Faith 7, Cooper orbited the Earth 22 times. He experienced six times the force of gravity during launch and orbited the Earth at more than 17,000 mph,” explained a museum Facebook post.
According to the museum’s website, the Missile Gallery will be closed Monday, April 29 as the the rocket is raised into its final position.
You can learn more about the exhibit, here.
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