News Archive / Tagged: crawler-transporter
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Ready to roll: Artemis 1 set to return to pad for launch
Theresa CrossNovember 3rd, 2022After more than two months, NASA is poised to try again to fly the massive Artemis 1 Space Launch System rocket on its debut mission.
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Experience delivers: Moving SLS with the crawler-transporter
Theresa CrossOctober 12th, 2022Meet Bob Myers, one of NASA’s crawler drivers that transport rockets to and from the Vehicle Assembly Building and Launch Complex 39B.
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The first few miles of Artemis 1 starts with the crawler
Theresa CrossAugust 22nd, 2022NASA’s Space Launch System rocket has returned to the pad for the Artemis 1 mission after a 10-hour trek via the crawler-transporter.
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Crawling before launch: NASA evaluates new robotic crawlerway grader
Theresa CrossJuly 29th, 2022Before NASA’s crawler-transporter can move the Space Launch System to the launch pad, the “crawlerway” road it travels on needs to be properly prepared.
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Artemis on the move: What it takes to get SLS to the pad
Theresa CrossJuly 21st, 2022With tentative launch dates penciled in for the Artemis 1 mission, what does it take to get the SLS rocket from the assembly building to the launch pad?