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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) out of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the driver of the front control cab can be seen. The MLP is carrying two solid rocket boosters for engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) out of the Vehicle Assembly Building, the driver of the front control cab can be seen. The MLP is carrying two solid rocket boosters for engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - As the crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP) out of the...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter is slowly moving the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a set of twin solid rocket boosters, out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in support of engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter is slowly moving the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a set of twin solid rocket boosters, out of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) in support of engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a set of twin solid rocket boosters, along the crawlerway in support of engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.
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Nov 17, 2003

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a set of twin solid rocket boosters, along the crawlerway in support of engineering analysis vibration tests on the crawler and MLP. The crawler is moving at various speeds up to 1 mph in an effort to achieve vibration data gathering goals as it leaves the VAB and then returns. The boosters are braced at the top for stability. The primary purpose of these rollout tests is to gather data to develop future maintenance requirements on the transport equipment and the flight hardware. Various parts of the MLP and crawler transporter have been instrumented with vibration data collection equipment.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter slowly moves the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a set...

NASA image: ML-1 and ML-2 Comparison Infographic
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Mar 28, 2024

ML-1 and ML-2 Comparison Infographic

This infographic explains NASA’s mobile launchers designed for the agency's Artemis missions to send the Space...

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NASA image: ML-1 and ML-2 Comparison Infographic
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Mar 28, 2024

ML-1 and ML-2 Comparison Infographic

This infographic explains NASA’s mobile launchers designed for the agency's Artemis missions to send the Space...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Four vehicle support posts have been installed on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

Construction workers assist as a crane is used to lower a vertical support post for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS)...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

A flatbed truck carries a vertical support post (VSP) for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Mobile...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

A construction worker on the deck of the mobile launcher welds a portion of a platform for installation of a vehicle...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

In view are three vehicle support posts installed on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

A flatbed truck carries a vertical support post (VSP) for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Mobile...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Several heavy lift cranes surround the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Preparations are...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

A flatbed truck carries a vertical support post (VSP) for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket to the Mobile...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

A view from underneath one of the vertical support posts for NASA's Space Launch System rocket. Two after skirt...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the final four vehicle support posts are being installed on the deck of...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepare to...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepare a...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the final four vehicle support posts are being installed on the deck of...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher install the final...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepare a...

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NASA image: Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (
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Dec 9, 2016

Aft Skirt Electrical Umbilical (ASEU) and Vehicle Support Post (

A construction worker is in view as a flatbed truck passes by carrying a vertical support post (VSP) for NASA's...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 11, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher prepare the platforms for installation of vehicle support...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

Construction workers on the deck of the mobile launcher at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, prepare to...

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NASA image: Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher
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May 25, 2017

Vehicle Support Posts Installation onto Mobile Launcher

At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the final four vehicle support posts are being installed on the deck of...

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The crawler transporter is slowly moving the Mobile Launcher Platform (MLP), carrying a...

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