File:STS-98 Atlantis on the crawler.jpg

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A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawler-Transporter" class="extiw" title="en:Crawler-Transporter">Crawler-Transporter</a> carrying a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mobile_launch_platform" class="extiw" title="en:mobile launch platform">mobile launch platform</a> (MLP). In turn, the MLP is supporting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle Atlantis">Space Shuttle Atlantis</a> and Atlantis's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster">solid rocket boosters</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_external_tank" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle external tank">external tank</a>. As seen on January 26, 2001, Atlantis is being moved to launch pad 39A in preparation for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-98" class="extiw" title="en:STS-98">STS-98</a>. This photograph (facing east from the top of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Assembly_Building" class="extiw" title="en:Vehicle Assembly Building">Vehicle Assembly Building</a>) shows the Crawler near the beginning of its 3.4 mile (5.5 km) trip down the crawlerway. Launch pad 39A is visible on the horizon at left. During STS-98, Atlantis delivered the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_Laboratory_Module" class="extiw" title="en:Destiny Laboratory Module">Destiny Laboratory Module</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station" class="extiw" title="en:International Space Station">International Space Station</a>.

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current10:22, 9 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 10:22, 9 January 20172,670 × 2,003 (528 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawler-Transporter" class="extiw" title="en:Crawler-Transporter">Crawler-Transporter</a> carrying a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/mobile_launch_platform" class="extiw" title="en:mobile launch platform">mobile launch platform</a> (MLP). In turn, the MLP is supporting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Atlantis" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle Atlantis">Space Shuttle Atlantis</a> and Atlantis's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Solid_Rocket_Booster" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster">solid rocket boosters</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_external_tank" class="extiw" title="en:Space Shuttle external tank">external tank</a>. As seen on January 26, 2001, Atlantis is being moved to launch pad 39A in preparation for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-98" class="extiw" title="en:STS-98">STS-98</a>. This photograph (facing east from the top of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_Assembly_Building" class="extiw" title="en:Vehicle Assembly Building">Vehicle Assembly Building</a>) shows the Crawler near the beginning of its 3.4 mile (5.5 km) trip down the crawlerway. Launch pad 39A is visible on the horizon at left. During STS-98, Atlantis delivered the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destiny_Laboratory_Module" class="extiw" title="en:Destiny Laboratory Module">Destiny Laboratory Module</a> to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Space_Station" class="extiw" title="en:International Space Station">International Space Station</a>.
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