How NASA Drives The $144 Million Vehicle That Transports Rocket Ships | What It Takes

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Before a rocket can blast off into space, it must travel 4.2 miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. That's where NASA's crawler-transporters come in. They're the largest self-powered vehicles on the planet, and they're designed to transport rockets to the launchpad. We got an inside look at how NASA's preparing and operating the crawler for the 16-million-pound mobile launcher and Space Launch System, NASA's largest and heaviest rocket to date.

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How NASA Drives The $144 Million Vehicle That Transports Rocket Ships | What It Takes
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What an absolute marvel of engineering...mindblowing.

Raggamuffinz
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"This machine requires quick thinking mate. In the hands of a skilled driver, she can reach a whopping 1 mile per hour."
"That's mind blowing."

perplexical
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Being qualified to operate the crawlers has to be one of the biggest professional flexes out there.

Shredderbox
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I’m currently working at KSC as an engineer and seeing this in person is mind blowing. The fact they designed and build this before the ability to use CAD(Computer Aided Drawing) is so impressive. I’ve gone on it while it was running, heating and smelling those Diesel engines is unreal. You get a sense for how much power this thing has.

garyhsk
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This is absolutely incredible to see. I wish there more features of NASAs engineering showcased cause the tech is just amazing to see.

piplup
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Excellent video. Really neat to see how this is still being used after more than 50 years!

JaredOwen
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Thank you for this video. I didnt think much about the intricacies in just getting the space rocket to the launch pad. I mean, usually the focus is on the rockets, but such videos makes me appreciate the granular details which i dont even think of. Way to go!!!

paranoidz
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That thing is freaking amazing! It's a massive building (almost sky scraper when loaded with a rocket) on wheels! So amazing that 60 years ago this thing is still running good/better then new and looks amazing while doing it...

MikeHarris
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This is an engineering marvel, but I’m surprised the technology hasn’t developed over the last 50 years.

joeybulford
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An absolute marvel of engineering, especially considering it was made more than 50 years ago!

empirestate
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I've driven some big stuff in my life, 18 wheelers, mining forklifts, lhs with 2 trailers... a wretch... I would love an opportunity to drive this once in my life...

Illneverusethis
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Man, when that guy started going "look at the thing with the thing" levels of trying to look busy I was just thinking that outsourcing the task to an oil rig or construction company could probably shrink the hours from 10 to 2 with 1/3rd of the crew and none of the degrees necessary.

grapicusdrinktus
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1mile an hour was way faster than what I initially expected.

masheura
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That's a seriously impressive piece of engineering and top marks to that awesome team who've kept it pristine like that for 40 years

TorrentUK
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I really want to watch entire documentary of these - behind the scenes - machinery

kesaranpasaran
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The drivers favorite line?

I live my life, a quarter of a mile per hour, at a time.

someolddude
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Mortal engines, ma gad, the future is here.

ikiyytours
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Always super impressed with people at NASA. Some of the most professional and knowledgeable people on this planet.

rttt
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Wow. American engineering. American prestige. Salute to all the NASA employees for making this happen.

jamesk
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Absolutely love NASA and SpaceX. To think it was just a little over 100 years ago people were strapping wings to their arms tryna flap their way into the air to now we consistently launch people and satellites into space successfully insane.

jondorsey