Well, just like everything else in government, there's more than one answer to the same question. :) Brian Team A.I. ----- Original Message ----- From: Damian Nichols To: listserv@azgeocaching.com 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 wrote: It would certainly help explain why each shuttle mission is a $350 million endeavor. Brian Team A.I. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Scotti" To: 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 > the > launchpad moves along at about 1/2 mile per hour and makes the 3 mile > 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. >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com >> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: >> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching >> >> Arizona's Geocaching Resource >> http://www.azgeocaching.com >> > > Jim Scotti > Lunar & Planetary Laboratory > University of Arizona > Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com