NASA Invites Media to Crawler-Transporter Event April 13

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April 10, 2012

Amber Philman
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M20-12

NASA INVITES MEDIA TO CRAWLER-TRANSPORTER EVENT APRIL 13

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Media are invited to a photo and interview 
opportunity Friday, April 13, at 11 a.m. EDT at NASA's Kennedy Space 
Center, Fla., to view the modifications under way on 
crawler-transporter 2. Media should arrive at Kennedy's Press Site by 
10:30 a.m. for transportation to the crawler.

Journalists will have an opportunity to tour and photograph the 
crawler, as well as interview NASA officials at Kennedy's Vehicle 
Assembly Building.

Journalists without NASA Kennedy accreditation need to apply for 
credentials by noon April 12. International media accreditation for 
this event is closed. Shuttle Discovery's ferry flight NASA media 
accreditation will be honored for the crawler event. Badges for this 
specific event can be picked up at the Kennedy Space Center Badging 
Office on State Road 405. Media must apply for credentials online at:

https://media.ksc.nasa.gov  

Crawler-transporter 2, known as CT-2, is being modified to extend the 
lifetime of the crawler's systems to allow it to carry NASA's new 
Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket and Orion spacecraft, as well 
as other future space program vehicles, to Kennedy's launch pads. 
These system modifications include AC generator replacement, 
electronics replacement, cable replacement, tubing replacement, 
hydraulic component replacement, cleaning of fuel tanks, and cleaning 
of hydraulic systems. These modifications will allow the crawler, 
which has supported NASA's Apollo and Space Shuttle Programs, to 
continue supporting human spaceflight for another 20 years.

NASA's Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing 
the crawler upgrade work. For more information about the program, 
visit:

http://go.nasa.gov/groundsystems 

	
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