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KSC-05pd-0177

NASA / KSC · 2005-01-25 · photograph (digital archive)

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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — The Crawler Transporter that will move Space Shuttle Discovery to the launch pad for Return to Flight demonstrates its readiness for weight bearing by carrying an unloaded 8,230,000-pound Mobile Launch Platform along the crawlerway. Its first road test on Jan. 21, following the replacement of all its shoes, was a success. Cracks appeared in the crawlers' shoes in recent years, spurring a need for replacement.

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Credit lineKSC-05pd-0177. NASA/KSC, 2005-01-25. Public domain. ID: 05pd0177.
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