NASA’s Artemis II rocket back to launch pad
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When he’s not at work, Sam Dove drives a Chevy Silverado 1500. Dove gets to drive the crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2), which was one of two tracked vehicles originally designed to haul the Saturn V
NASA's Crawler-Transporter vehicle, originally built to move Apollo-era Saturn V rockets to the launch pad, has been beefed up to transport Artemis.
Above is a cutaway illustration showing the Saturn V launch vehicle and its major components. Gadgets gifts are the best gifts to get friends and family. The capsule will fly a cargo mission to the ISS early next year, with no crew on board this time.
While the crew of Apollo 9 was still orbiting Earth on this day in 1969, preparations were already underway on the ground for the next critical step in the race to the Moon.
Explore NASA's rich history and even feel the rumble of a launch at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida.