[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.
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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
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> 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>Brian</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Kind of a cool article about the "crawler".... the machine used =
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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>
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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
AM<BR>Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] RE: Vehicle of =
choice<BR><BR><BR>> Not=20
sure about that number, but the crawler that carries the shuttle to =
<BR>>=20
the<BR>> launchpad moves along at about 1/2 mile per hour and =
makes the 3=20
mile <BR>> journey<BR>> from the VAB to the pad in about 6 =
hours. At 8=20
gallons per foot, it would<BR>> require 126,000 gallons to get to =
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launchpad - not sure if that is<BR>> reasonable or not - but it =
seems a=20
bit large. It's an impressive vehicle,<BR>> though - not quite as =
impressive as the rockets it carries, but impressive<BR>>=20
none-the-less.<BR>><B! R>> Jim.<BR>><BR>> On Mon, 18 Oct =
2004=20
insomniak@cox.net wrote:<BR>><BR>>> As I recall, the =
platform that=20
moves the space shuttle from the prep<BR>>> building to the =
launch=20
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- Team=20
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