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MOC Crawler-transporter for NASA Saturn-V Launch Umbilical Tower or Space Shuttle building blocks kit with compatible bricks

Part count: 2357 bricks, 183 lots
Dimensions: 52 x 41 x 12 cm
Weight: 1.67 kg

Item No: C4596
Material: ABS Plastic
Free replacement of any missing/damaged parts
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The crawler-transporters, formally known as the Missile Crawler Transporter Facilities, are a pair of tracked vehicles used to transport spacecraft from NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) along the Crawlerway to Launch Complex 39. They were originally used to transport the Saturn IB and Saturn V rockets during the Apollo, Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz programs. They were then used to transport Space Shuttles from 1981 to 2011. The crawler-transporters carry vehicles on the mobile launcher platforms used by NASA, and after each launch return to the pad to take the platform back to the VAB.

The two crawler-transporters were designed and built by Marion Power Shovel Company using some components designed and built by Rockwell International at a cost of US$14 million (US$128.5 million in 2022) each. Upon its construction, the crawler-transporter became the largest self-powered land vehicle in the world until it was beaten in 2013 with the production of the ultraheavy XGC88000 crawler crane. While other vehicles such as bucket-wheel excavators like Bagger 288, dragline excavators like Big Muskie and power shovels like The Captain are significantly larger, they are powered by external sources.

The two crawler-transporters were added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 2000.

MOC Mobile Launcher Platform for NASA Space Shuttle building blocks kit with compatible bricks

Part count: 2693 bricks, 227 lots
Dimensions: 55 x 44 x 20 cm
Weight: 2.96 kg

Item No: C4610
Material: ABS Plastic
Free replacement of any missing/damaged parts
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A mobile launcher platform (MLP), also known as mobile launch platform, is a structure used to support a large multistage space vehicle which is assembled (stacked) vertically in an integration facility (e.g. the Vehicle Assembly Building) and then transported by a crawler-transporter (CT) to a launch pad. This becomes the support structure for launch.

The use of mobile launcher platform is a part of the Integrate-Transfer-Launch (ITL) system, which involves vertical assembly, transport, and launch of rockets. The concept was first implemented in the 1960s for the United States Air Force's Titan III rocket, and it was later used by NASA for Saturn V, Space shuttle, and Space Launch System.

There are alternatives to ITL. Horizontal assembly and transport to the pad is used by Russia, by ULA for the Delta IV family, and by SpaceX for the Falcon 9 family. Vertical assembly on the launch pad is used for smaller launch vehicles and for the SpaceX Starship.

MOC NASA Shuttle Expedition Shuttle building blocks series bricks set

Part count: 1514 bricks
Dimensions: 26 x 27 x 64 cm
Weight: 1.45 kg

NASA?? Challenger shuttle heads to Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida, in November 1982.

The space shuttle program ran for 30 years and pioneered many aspects of spaceflight today. Astronauts practiced experiment-driven missions, focusing on science- and health-oriented tasks in space. Crews perfected the techniques of spacewalks, which they used to repair satellites, including the Hubble Space Telescope, and to literally build the ISS. And the space shuttle taught NASA how to operate a program for a long period of time, laying the foundation for the space station's current 20 years of human operations.

Features include:

Large cargo bay with functional bay doors, featuring an Orbital Docking System, Canadarm, and satellite.
Separating Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs)
Separating External Tank (ET)
Canadarm robotic arm (SRMS -Shuttle Remote Manipulator System) which was responsible for cargo, astronauts, hull examination, and the deployment and capture of satellites
Functional wing flaps/elevons, body flap, and split tail rudder
Same scale as the Saturn V (Approx 1:111)
Over half a meter tall, this Space Shuttle is in scale to the Saturn V, and would make the perfect companion piece.

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This Kit Contains:

1514 pcs bricks
Size?`?L : 20 cm W :22 cm H :42 cm

Important information

1. Stickers, minifi-gures, printed parts & third-party accessories are not included.

2. We only provide the PDF instruction manual, Contact us for instructions please.

3. Please pay close attention to the first three pages of the PDF Instructions as we have replaced some parts or simply removed rare parts.

3. Without Original Box, New in Sealed Bag. When the weight is more than 2 KG, neutral cartons will be used.

4. It is not already built, You need to build it yourself according to the PDF instructions.

5. They are not LEGO Pieces, But these pieces are 100% LEGO compatible.

Warranty & Support

1. Manufacturer’s warranty can be requested from customer service. Click Contact seller to make a request to customer service.

2. If you find that some parts are missing, please do not hesitate to contact us, we will arrange replacements for you in time.