A NASA KAMAG transporter tractor with 96 wheels hauls the Space Launch System’s launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) to an area where spray-on foam insulation will be applied.
A NASA KAMAG transporter tractor with 96 wheels hauls the Space Launch System’s launch vehicle stage adapter (LVSA) to an area where spray-on foam insulation will be applied. The LVSA recently completed manufacturing on a 30-foot welding tool at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the largest piece of the rocket built in Marshall’s Huntsville manufacturing facility. Now, the LVSA will be coated with insulation that will protect it during its ride to space. The LVSA provides structural support and connects the core stage and the interim cryogenic propulsion stage during the first integrated flight of SLS and Orion.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Charles Beason