NASA crawler-transporter

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Moving a launch vehicle on the ground

NASA crawler-transporter

NASA crawler-transporters carry launch hardware between assembly and launch facilities. A broad support platform and tracked running gear handle a very different problem from a road vehicle.

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Collection: Technology
Section: Space exploration
Model: 274,144 triangles · 0.7 MB

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1 web meshes; 274,144 triangles; 0 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

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1 web meshes; 274,144 triangles; 0 embedded image textures. Source chunks/materials are not assumed to be physical components. No exploded view is offered.

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Credit: NASA / Michael D. Carbajal. Distributed by NASA. Educational/informational use under NASA media guidelines; no endorsement implied. Geometry and any supplied textures belong to this exact official package. No CC0 assertion.

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Meshes are normalized for viewing. Display size is not a measurement tool. This is an educational exterior/surface visualization; unmodeled interiors and hidden systems are not inferred.

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Retrieved 16 October 2026. Original SHA-256: 655f9adff798c18d8f6bdd467f30e055094e1fc817b2abea52310b2dc6df4ff2. Original and audit evidence retained privately. Full rights entry.