The Crawler-Transporter by wysiwig

Photography • Space • posted on Nov 02, 2009

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Description

The crawler-transporters are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport the Shuttle from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. The crawler-transporter weighs 2,400 tons (2,400,000 kg) and has eight tracks, two on each corner. Each track has 57 shoes, and each shoe weighs approximately 1,984 pounds (900 kg). The vehicle measures 131 feet (40 m) by 114 feet (35 m). The height from ground level to the platform is adjustable from 20 feet (6.1 m) to 26 feet (7.9 m). It travels along the 3.5 miles Crawlerway at a maximum speed of 1 mile per hour loaded. The average trip time from the VAB along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39 is about five hours.

Comments (12)

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myrrhluz

2:03AM | Mon, 02 November 2009

Very interesting! I enjoy all the details. Imelda Marcos had more, but none that size. Did people go inside that main unit? Great capture and info!

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durleybeachbum

2:36AM | Mon, 02 November 2009

How fascinating! Thankyou so much for translating the weights: I can do tons and even some kilos in small amounts, but those huge numbers of pounds defeat me.

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flavia49

7:26AM | Mon, 02 November 2009

marvelous!

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rockstrider

8:06AM | Mon, 02 November 2009

Wow! That thing is huge! Definately a crawler at 1mph!

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Faemike55

8:46AM | Mon, 02 November 2009

Great shot and wonderful information. Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs got a chance to work on one of these...

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hipps13

12:46PM | Mon, 02 November 2009

very intersting again wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda

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sandra46

4:33PM | Mon, 02 November 2009

EXCELLENT! AND A VERY INTERESTING COLLAGE

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elfin14doaks

6:26PM | Mon, 02 November 2009

Very interesting and cool.

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billcody

6:28PM | Mon, 02 November 2009

Wonderful pic and very interesting informations. I have heard, that this vehicle should be the biggest vehicle on wheels worldwide. And we are able to shoot some politicians and banksters with it to the moon (LOL)

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