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Hurricane Prep at Kennedy

Crawler-transporter 2 moves the mobile launcher from Launch Pad 39B to the VAB ahead of Hurricane Dorian
Exploration Ground Systems teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida take precautions to protect Artemis ground support equipment in advance of Hurricane Dorian.

Exploration Ground Systems teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida take precautions to protect Artemis ground support equipment in advance of Hurricane Dorian. On Aug. 30, 2019, crawler-transporter 2 moved the mobile launcher (ML) from its current position at Launch Pad 39B to inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. In its final phases of development, the ML stands nearly 400 feet tall and is needed to assemble, process and launch NASA’s powerful Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on missions to the Moon and Mars. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky