Wednesday, November 30, 2011

An aerial view of the mobile launcher (ML) prior to it being rolled back to its construction site near the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, on November 30, 2011.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

BACK TO ITS CONSTRUCTION SITE... After two weeks being berthed atop Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, the mobile launcher (ML) that will be used for NASA's Space Launch System (SLS) as soon as 2017 was brought back to the site where it was originally built near KSC's Vehicle Assembly Building. The rollback occurred earlier today. For the next year or so, modification plans will be drawn by NASA and an engineering firm the agency will hire to begin outfitting the ML and make it compatible with the SLS. The effort will take an additional two years and $100 million to complete.

An aerial view of the ML prior to it being rolled back to its construction site near the VAB at KSC in Florida, on November 30, 2011.
NASA / Kim Shiflett

A crawler-transporter prepares to berth with the ML and roll it back to its construction site near the VAB at KSC in Florida, on November 30, 2011.
NASA / Frankie Martin

A low-angle shot of the ML prior to it being rolled back to its construction site near the VAB at KSC in Florida, on November 30, 2011.
NASA / Frankie Martin
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