NASA / Kim Shiflett
Mobile Launcher Arrives at Launch Pad 39B for Artemis II Preps (News Release - August 17)
After an approximately four-mile journey over the course of two days, Mobile Launcher 1 arrived on August 17 at Launch Complex 39B from its park site location at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It will remain at the pad for several months as teams with NASA’s Exploration Ground Systems Program prepare for Artemis II, the first crewed mission under Artemis.
Teams will conduct a variety of tests and continue ground systems upgrades on both structures. These preparations include testing the pad’s new 1.4-million-gallon liquid hydrogen sphere and emergency egress system.
After testing at the pad is complete, the Mobile Launcher will travel to the Vehicle Assembly Building in preparation for rocket-stacking operations ahead of launching Artemis II.
Source: NASA.Gov
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👏 What a day!
— NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (@NASAGroundSys) August 15, 2023
As if today's mobile launcher 2 construction wasn't exciting enough, teams also moved our crawler transporter 2 underneath our other ML, mobile launcher 1, and performed hydraulic 'push-ups' to prepare for the upcoming roll to Pad 39B!
Mobile launcher 1 has been… pic.twitter.com/vdUje9qSxu
After a full day of crawling closer to Launch Pad 39B at @NASAKennedy, our teams have stopped just short of the launch pad's gates.
— NASA's Exploration Ground Systems (@NASAGroundSys) August 16, 2023
Stay tuned for more coverage on the mobile launcher 1's roll to the pad and follow us for updates on all things build, launch, and recover… pic.twitter.com/7Ac22P3nY5
Wondering how @JacobsConnects and @NASA are preparing to send humans back to the moon? 🚀🌙
— Jacobs (@JacobsConnects) August 19, 2023
Read more ⬇️ to learn more about what comes next for the Artemis program. https://t.co/oOypptRXZ8
📸: #NASA#BoldlyMovingFoward #WeAreGoing #Artemis pic.twitter.com/L81AZaMDnA
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