[Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice

Brian Casteel listserv@azgeocaching.com
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 12:07:38 -0600


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Well, just like everything else in government, there's more than one =
answer to the same question.  :)

Brian
Team A.I.

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Damian Nichols=20
  To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
  Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 12:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice


  Kind of a cool article about the "crawler".... the machine used to =
carry the shuttle to the launch pad.

  Max Speed: 1 mph loaded , 2mph unloaded
  Fuel: burns 150 gallons of diesel fuel per hour
  5 hours to make its journey

  Read all bout it here: =
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/crawler.html




  Brian Casteel <bcasteel@uccinc.net> wrote:
    It would certainly help explain why each shuttle mission is a $350 =
million=20
    endeavor.

    Brian
    Team A.I.

    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: "Jim Scotti"=20
    To:=20
    Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:25 AM
    Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice


    > Not sure about that number, but the crawler that carries the =
shuttle to=20
    > the
    > launchpad moves along at about 1/2 mile per hour and makes the 3 =
mile=20
    > journey
    > from the VAB to the pad in about 6 hours. At 8 gallons per foot, =
it would
    > require 126,000 gallons to get to the launchpad - not sure if that =
is
    > reasonable or not - but it seems a bit large. It's an impressive =
vehicle,
    > though - not quite as impressive as the rockets it carries, but =
impressive
    > none-the-less.
    >> Jim.
    >
    > On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 insomniak@cox.net wrote:
    >
    >> As I recall, the platform that moves the space shuttle from the =
prep
    >> building to the launch pad, gets about 8 gallons to the foot.
    >>
    >> Jake - Team A.I.
    >>
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    > Jim Scotti
    > Lunar & Planetary Laboratory
    > University of Arizona
    > Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Well, just like everything else in =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Team A.I.</FONT></DIV>
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  <DIV>Kind of a cool article about the "crawler".... the machine used =
to carry=20
  the shuttle to the launch pad.</DIV>
  <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>Max Speed: 1 mph loaded , 2mph unloaded</DIV>
  <DIV>Fuel: burns 150 gallons of diesel fuel per hour</DIV>
  <DIV>5 hours to make its journey</DIV>
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  <DIV>Read all bout it here: <A=20
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    would certainly help explain why each shuttle mission is a $350 =
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    <BR>endeavor.<BR><BR>Brian<BR>Team A.I.<BR><BR>----- Original =
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    <BR>From: "Jim Scotti" <JSCOTTI@PIRL.LPL.ARIZONA.EDU><BR>To:=20
    <LISTSERV@AZGEOCACHING.COM><BR>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:25=20
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    sure about that number, but the crawler that carries the shuttle to =
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    the<BR>&gt; launchpad moves along at about 1/2 mile per hour and =
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    mile <BR>&gt; journey<BR>&gt; from the VAB to the pad in about 6 =
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seems a=20
    bit large. It's an impressive vehicle,<BR>&gt; though - not quite as =

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    none-the-less.<BR>&gt;<B! R>&gt; Jim.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt; On Mon, 18 Oct =
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    insomniak@cox.net wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&gt; As I recall, the =
platform that=20
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