Caterpillar & NASA: Autonomous Technology on the Moon | Cat | Caterpillar
WEBJan 8, 2024 · Learn how Caterpillar’s efforts in autonomous technology, robotics and soil simulation are helping NASA with excavation & construction projects on the moon.
Crawler-transporter - Wikipedia
WEBThe crawler-transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, [2] are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport launch vehicles from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39.
NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 Sets Record - NASA
WEBMar 30, 2023 · Guinness World Records officially designated NASA’s Crawler Transporter 2 as the heaviest self-powered vehicle, weighing approximately 6.65 million pounds—equivalent to about 15 Statues of Liberty or 1,000 pickup trucks.
WEBA pair of behemoth machines called crawler-trans-porters have carried the load of taking rockets and spacecraft to the launch pad for more than 50 years at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Caterpillar and NASA developing autonomous vehicles to mine …
WEBOct 23, 2019 · Caterpillar's autonomous and remote-controlled mining equipment could very well find itself on the moon when NASA is scheduled to return to the lunar surface in 2024.
Lunar Terrain Vehicle - NASA
WEBApr 24, 2024 · Learn more about the Lunar Roving Vehicle that astronauts drove on the surface of the Moon during Apollo 17 and what lunar vehicles are needed for NASA's Artemis missions.
NASA's Collaborating With Caterpillar on Moon Mining Machines …
WEBOct 24, 2019 · Iconic construction vehicle company Caterpillar is working with NASA to build machines that could excavate and mine the lunar surface.
Nasa’s Crawler Transporter is the largest land vehicle ever built
WEBNASA’s Crawler Transporter is a massive vehicle that transports spacecraft to the Kennedy Space Center launch pad. It’s among the world’s biggest land vehicles.
NASA's Apollo-era crawler sets Guinness world record | Space
WEBMar 31, 2023 · It's official: One of NASA's Apollo-era rocket movers is the heaviest self-powered vehicle. Guinness World Records confirmed Crawler-Transporter 2 tipped the scale.
Construction Company Caterpillar Wants To Mine the Moon - Popular Mechanics
WEBOct 30, 2019 · NASA. Construction giant Caterpillar hopes to one day bring its autonomous mining technology to one of the universe's most sought after mining locations: the moon. Technology used in autonomous...
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