crawler-transporter (Q94712)

29 January 2022

0 references

0 references

1965

1 reference

https://web.archive.org/web/20141106000519/http://www.dieselpowermag.com/features/trucks/0705dp_nasa_diesel_shuttle_crawler/viewall.html

image

Crawler-transporter 2 moves to CT Park Site West (KSC-2013-1509).jpg
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media legend

Crawler-transporter 2 (English)

11 February 2013

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Crawler Transporter Maintenance Building with the two CTs (KSC-98PC-1044).jpg
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media legend

Crawler-transporters in the KSC crawler yard (English)

6 August 1998

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mass

2,700,000 kilogram

1966

1 reference

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch13-1.html

2,850,000 kilogram

2012

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

3,016,000 kilogram

applies to name of object

23 March 2016

Crawler-Transporter 2 (English)

2 references

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/combined_crawler-transporters_fact_sheet_final.pdf

https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/696480-heaviest-self-powered-vehicle

country

United States of America

1 reference

located in the administrative territorial entity

retrieved

29 January 2022

Brevard County

1 reference

Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39

retrieved

29 January 2022

location

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

coordinate location

28°35'18.61"N, 80°39'19.26"W

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owned by

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

country of origin

United States of America

1 reference

29 January 2022

Bucyrus International

start time

March 1962

end time

June 1962

sourcing circumstances

circa

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

adoption

13 June 1962

1 reference

https://www.spaceline.org/cape-canaveral-launch-sites/launch-complex-39-fact-sheet/

bidding

start time

December 1962

end time

February 1963

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

contract awarding

Marion Power Shovel Company

February 1963

winner

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

1

CT-1

March 1963

November 1964

2 references

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

2

CT-2

March 1963

September 1966

2 references

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

23 January 1965

January 1966

CT-1

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

service entry

25 May 1966

subject named as

CT-1

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

service entry

September 1966

subject named as

CT-2

1 reference

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

cost

14,000,000 United States dollar

1965

2 references

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2012/sep/05/nasas-big-rig-and-we-mean-really-big-gets-a-tune-up-pics/

https://web.archive.org/web/20130509070518/http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2012/sep/05/nasas-big-rig-and-we-mean-really-big-gets-a-tune-up-pics/

https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/resourcefiles/aboutasme/who%20we%20are/engineering%20history/landmarks/20-crawler-transporters-of-launch-complex-39-196.pdf

operator

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

0 references

manufacturer

Marion Power Shovel Company

2 references

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4204/ch13-1.html

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

powered by

ALCO 251

quantity

2

nominal power capacity

4,100 kilowatt

has use

motive power

3 references

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/20-may-1969/

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/combined_crawler-transporters_fact_sheet_final.pdf

Cummins QSK-95

quantity

2

nominal power capacity

3,311 kilowatt

has use

AC power

3 references

https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/20-may-1969/

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/kennedy/pdf/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/combined_crawler-transporters_fact_sheet_final.pdf

total produced

2

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

designed to carry

Mobile Launcher Platform

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

Mobile Launcher

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

heritage designation

National Register of Historic Places listed place

21 January 2000

Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities

John F. Kennedy Space Center MPS

2 references

retrieved

12 May 2020

https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

http://web.archive.org/web/20130222034838/https://environmental.ksc.nasa.gov/projects/documents/CTreport.pdf

Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark

inventory number

20

start time

3 February 1977

subject named as

Crawler Transporters of Launch Complex 39

1 reference

https://www.asme.org/about-asme/engineering-history/landmarks/20-crawler-transporters-of-launch-complex-39

length

40 metre

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

131 foot

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

width

34.75 metre

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

114 foot

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

6.1 metre

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

7.9 metre

maximum

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

described at URL

https://www.nasa.gov/content/the-crawlers

language of work or name

English

0 references

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/combined_crawler-transporters_fact_sheet_final.pdf

language of work or name

English

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schematic

Crawler-transporter cutaway view.gif
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speed

1.336 kilometre per hour

loaded weight

2022

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/rocks-and-rockets-from-alabama-rivers-to-kennedy-florida-crawlerway.html

3.2 kilometre per hour

curb weight

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

1.6 kilometre per hour

loaded weight

1 reference

https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/638823main_crawler-transporter.pdf

Commons category

Crawler-transporters

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Identifiers

archINFORM project ID

43950

1 reference

https://www.archinform.net/service/wd_aipro.php

21 October 2020

1 reference

28 October 2013