[Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice
Damian Nichols
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Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:00:23 -0700 (PDT)
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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.
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From: "Jim Scotti"
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> 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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<DIV>Kind of a cool article about the "crawler".... the machine used to carry the shuttle to the launch pad.</DIV>
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<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>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Read all bout it here: <A href="http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/crawler.html">http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/facilities/crawler.html</A></DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Brian Casteel <bcasteel@uccinc.net></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">It would certainly help explain why each shuttle mission is a $350 million <BR>endeavor.<BR><BR>Brian<BR>Team A.I.<BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Jim Scotti" <JSCOTTI@PIRL.LPL.ARIZONA.EDU><BR>To: <LISTSERV@AZGEOCACHING.COM><BR>Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 11:25 AM<BR>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of choice<BR><BR><BR>> Not sure about that number, but the crawler that carries the shuttle to <BR>> the<BR>> launchpad moves along at about 1/2 mile per hour and makes the 3 mile <BR>> journey<BR>> from the VAB to the pad in about 6 hours. At 8 gallons per foot, it would<BR>> require 126,000 gallons to get to the launchpad - not sure if that is<BR>> reasonable or not - but it seems a bit large. It's an impressive vehicle,<BR>> though - not quite as impressive as the rockets it carries, but impressive<BR>> none-the-less.<BR>><BR>>
Jim.<BR>><BR>> On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 insomniak@cox.net wrote:<BR>><BR>>> As I recall, the platform that moves the space shuttle from the prep<BR>>> building to the launch pad, gets about 8 gallons to the foot.<BR>>><BR>>> Jake - Team A.I.<BR>>><BR>>> ____________________________________________________________<BR>>> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR>>> To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit:<BR>>> http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching<BR>>><BR>>> Arizona's Geocaching Resource<BR>>> http://www.azgeocaching.com<BR>>><BR>><BR>> Jim Scotti<BR>> Lunar & Planetary Laboratory<BR>> University of Arizona<BR>> Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/<BR>><BR>> ____________________________________________________________<BR>> Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com<BR>> To edit your
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