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.
>
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