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KSC-00pp0406
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Passing by a palm tree, the Space Shuttle Atlantis aboard the crawler-transporter makes its way to Launch Pad 39A. The crawler-transporter carries its cargo at 1 mph, taking about five hours to cover the 3.4 miles from the Vehicle Assembly Building to the launch pad. A leveling system on the crawler-transporter keeps the top of the Space Shuttle vertical, especially negotiating the ramp leading to the launch pads and when it is raised and lowered on pedestals at the pad.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-00pp0406. NASA/KSC, 2000-03-25. Public domain. ID: KSC-00pp0406.
