Crawlerway rock is visible as NASA’s upgraded crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) returns to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida from its trek to Launch Pad 39B. CT2’s recently completed upgrades and modifications were tested to ensure the vehicle will be ready to support NASA’s journey to Mars. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program at Kennedy oversaw upgrades to the crawler in the VAB. The crawler will carry the mobile launcher with Orion atop the Space Launch System rocket to Pad 39B for Exploration Mission 1.

Crawler Transporter-2 (CT-2) is seen outside the gates at Launch Pad 39B as teams configure systems for rolling NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is foregoing a launch opportunity on Tues. Sept. 27 and continues to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian. The NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)

Crawler Transporter-2 (CT-2) is seen outside the gates at Launch Pad 39B as teams configure systems for rolling NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft back to the Vehicle Assembly Building, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA is foregoing a launch opportunity on Tues. Sept. 27 and continues to watch the weather forecast associated with Tropical Storm Ian. The NASA’s Artemis I flight test is the first integrated test of the agency’s deep space exploration systems: the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket, and supporting ground systems. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)