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6 dni temu · Built in partnership with the Boeing Company, ASTROVAN II is the new crew transport vehicle for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew. As part of Boeing’s Commercial Crew program, ASTROVAN II will transport Boeing astronauts from where they suit up in Cape Canaveral, Florida, out to the launchpad.
24 wrz 2021 · NASA used the Airstream Excella from STS-9 through STS-135 as their Astronaut Transfer Van. SpaceX makes use of Model X vehicles to carry Astronauts to the launch pad while Boeing has partnered with Airstream for the “Astrovan II” that will carry astronauts to the Boeing Starliner before launch.
17 cze 2020 · A brief history of the legendary Airstream Astrovan that delivered NASA astronauts to the Space Shuttle launchpad at Kennedy Space Center
21 paź 2019 · Custom Airstream will transport Boeing astronauts to the CST-100 Starliner launch pad. JACKSON CENTER, OH — (October 21, 2019) — Airstream, innovative maker of the iconic “Silver Bullet” travel trailer, today announced the launch of its one-of-a-kind Astrovan II in partnership with Boeing.
20 kwi 2022 · The modified Airstream transport van was used from shuttle missions STS-9 through STS-135, between November 1983 and July 2011. The van is now on display at the KSC visitor center.
13 lip 2023 · Vans designed to carry four astronauts in advanced spacesuits, support personnel and specialised equipment
The astronaut transfer van, also known as the Astrovan, is a NASA vehicle used at the Kennedy Space Center to transport astronauts from the Operations and Checkout Building to the launch pad before a launch mission, to the pad for launch dress rehearsals.
