A heavy-lift crane lifts the first half of the G-level work platforms, G south, for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, high above the floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first G platform will be transferred up and over into High Bay 3 where it will be installed on the south side of the bay, at the 14th floor level. The G-level work platforms are the fourth of 10 levels of work platforms that will surround and provide access to the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission 1. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to VAB High Bay 3, including installation of the new work platforms, to prepare for NASA’s journey to Mars.
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Kennedy Space Center
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NASA/Ben Smegelsky
Description
A heavy-lift crane lifts the first half of the G-level work platforms, G south, for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, high above the floor of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The first G platform will be transferred up and over into High Bay 3 where it will be installed on the south side of the bay, at the 14th floor level. The G-level work platforms are the fourth of 10 levels of work platforms that will surround and provide access to the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft for Exploration Mission 1. The Ground Systems Development and Operations Program is overseeing upgrades and modifications to VAB High Bay 3, including installation of the new work platforms, to prepare for NASA’s journey to Mars.