NASA’s Crawler-Transporter 2 has given Artemis II a ride to the launchpad. Built in 1965, it is an iconic machine whose work has spanned nearly the entire history of the American space program.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — When he’s not at work, Sam Dove drives a Chevy Silverado 1500. But on the job, he gets behind the wheel of ...

After more than five weeks of sitting on its Florida launchpad, the Artemis II rocket will head back to its hangar for some unanticipated repairs, without having launched to the moon. As long as the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Like a massive mechanical Atlas bearing the weight of the world on its shoulders, NASA’s Crawler-Transporter 2 will soon slowly ...

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion Spacecraft roll out on the CT-2 during the Artemis I mission. - NASA NASA is getting ready to send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time in ...

The largest and heaviest self-propelled ground vehicle on the planet, per Guinness, sits at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Creatively dubbed Crawler-Transporter 2, this monstrosity is the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. - The Artemis II rocket and spacecraft completed the 4-mile trek to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on Friday morning, March 20, 2026. The 11-million-pound stack docked at Launch ...

Like a massive mechanical Atlas bearing the weight of the world on its shoulders, NASA’s Crawler-Transporter 2 will soon slowly scoot the Artemis II rocket and mobile launch tower back to the pad so ...

NASA is getting ready to send astronauts beyond Earth's orbit for the first time in decades. On track to launch its Artemis II mission as early as February, NASA will spend the next month preparing to ...