Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice

Oh, and here's my link to the info...

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap020304.html

Gotta love NASA. Even their own site contradicts their own information.

Brian
Team A.I.

----- Original Message -----
From: Damian Nichols
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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 
    endeavor.

    Brian
    Team A.I.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "Jim Scotti" 
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    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.

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