Transporters First Carried Apollo Rockets To The Pad
They were originally seen as something of a folly, with no less
an authority than Walter Cronkite stating they might never
work. That was over 40 years ago -- and today, NASA's massive
crawler transporters are expected to carry the future of manned
spaceflight to the launchpad.
The International Space Station crew this week installed an
upgrade that will conserve oxygen during spacewalks, moved the
station robotic arm to prepare for their next spacewalk, and began
an experiment that studies body movements.
NASA's Constellation Program is making progress toward selecting
a prime contractor to design, develop and build the Crew
Exploration Vehicle (CEV), America's first new human spacecraft in
30 years.
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