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Crawler-Transporter-2 Checked Out During Test Drive to Launch Pad 39B

Crawler-transporter-2 takes trip to Launch Pad 39B at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Crawler-transporter-2 systems checked out during test drive to Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center.

Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) arrives on the surface of Launch Pad 39B for a fit check on May 22, 2018, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The test drive to the pad confirms that all of the recent modifications to CT-2 and Pad 39B are operational to support the launch of the agency’s Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on Exploration Mission-1. In view, at right, is one of three lightning protection towers positioned around Pad 39B. Exploration Ground Systems managed the modifications and upgrades to CT-2 and Pad 39B to prepare for EM-1 and deep space exploration missions.

Photo credit: NASA/Nick Moss