Exploration Ground Systems teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida are taking precautions to protect Artemis ground support equipment in advance of Hurricane Dorian. On. Aug. 30, 2019, crawler-transporter 2 moved the mobile launcher from its current position at Launch Pad 39B to inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. In its final phases of development, the mobile launcher stands nearly 400 feet tall and is needed to assemble, process and launch NASA’s powerful Space Launch Rocket and Orion spacecraft on missions to the Moon and Mars.
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KSC-20190830-MH-GEB01_0001-ML_Move_for_Hurricane_Prep-3230279
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August 30, 2019
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KSC
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NASA/Glenn Benson
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Pad 39B, Crawler Way
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