NASA gave Hensel Phelps a contract worth up to $263.8 million to build at least one, and perhaps two, 390-foot-tall mobile launchers that will transport the Ares I rocket to the launch pad and provide ground support for launches at Kennedy Space Center (KSC). The mobile launcher will fill a similar role to that of the crawler that transports the space shuttle (with the external fuel tank and solid rocket boosters) from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to the launch…
NASA Gives Hensel Phelps Up To $263.8 Million For Mobile Launcher To Transport Ares I Rocket
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